14. The Thimerosal Bait and Switch

Episode 4 of the The Politics of Pandemics podcast, hosted by DG, titled "14. The Thimerosal Bait and Switch" was published on February 19, 2022 and runs 30 minutes.

February 19, 2022 ·30m · The Politics of Pandemics

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In 2001, the US government and pharmaceutical companies phased out thimerosal from the vaccines. What was a precautionary measure became the seed of a coverup accusation and start of an industry bent of spreading disinformation about all vaccines. Focusing on several people who popularized the "vaccines cause autism" meme, we lay the groundwork for the damage that they would do in the following episode of the podcast. https://docs.google.com/document/d/12hCVSKZCkDOUp8u9bg-qAVRNtnZvPz0XtYKxOfGSm3U/edit?usp=sharing

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In 2001, the US government and pharmaceutical companies phased out thimerosal from the vaccines. What was a precautionary measure became the seed of a coverup accusation and start of an industry bent of spreading disinformation about all vaccines. Focusing on several people who popularized the "vaccines cause autism" meme, we lay the groundwork for the damage that they would do in the following episode of the podcast.

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