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Grifters, cynics, and true believers: The family tree of vaccine opponents
Stanley Plotkin, a vaccine developer, expresses regret over the current anti-vaccine climate. Thomas Levenson's book 'A Pox on Fools' categorizes anti-vaccine arguments into true believers, grifters, and cynics, noting these arguments have persisted since vaccines' inception.
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