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Surgeon/scientist promoting science in medicine and exposing quackery. Editor of Science-Based Medicine. My opinions do NOT represent those of my employers.

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    1. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 17 Apr 2019

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      Sadly, the @GOP has become the antivax party. 1/ https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/1118461984486379520 …

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    2. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 17 Apr 2019

      The reason is that antivaxers have successfully conflated school vaccine mandates with government overreach, portraying them as assaults on freedom and parental rights. 2/https://respectfulinsolence.com/2018/10/25/the-republican-party-has-become-the-antivaccine-party/ …

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    3. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 17 Apr 2019

      This alliance of convenience for antivaxers has allowed them to insinuate antivaccine pseudoscience and conspiracy theories into @GOP primary politics. 3/

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    4. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 17 Apr 2019

      I can't help but recount how in my congressional district a @MIGOP candidate held a "vaccine choice" (translation: antivaccine) round table during list year's primaries. 4/https://respectfulinsolence.com/2018/08/03/jeff-noble-kerry-bentivolio-host-antivax/ …

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    5. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 17 Apr 2019

      Meanwhile, elsewhere, @GOP ran several "vaccine choice" candidates. 5/https://respectfulinsolence.com/2018/11/06/vote-as-if-your-childrens-health-depends-on-it/ …

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    6. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 17 Apr 2019

      Yes, it is true that antivax beliefs are present at about the same prevalence on both the left and the right. However, TODAY, in 2019, the loudest and most powerful voices in the antivax movement are almost all on the right. 6/6

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    7. Marc Lavoie‏ @hayman2003 17 Apr 2019
      Replying to @gorskon

      Must disagree about the right being most powerful voices. As a scientist please provide the data on that. Usually the left are louder and more resistant to discussion.

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    8. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 18 Apr 2019
      Replying to @hayman2003

      That's nice. One wonders if you actually read the links in the Twitter thread above, one of which was from mainstream media sources. Consider this: Which party is supporting tightening school vaccine mandates? Which is opposing it? Which is supporting weakening mandates?

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      David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 18 Apr 2019
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      While you're at it, name some of these "powerful voices on the left" opposing vaccine mandates. Other than RFK Jr., it's hard to come up with anyone, and he's not particularly powerful. Now consider Rand Paul and a host of @GOP politicians who have aligned with antivax groups.

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        1. Ichabod Music Co‏ @ichabodmusic 18 Apr 2019
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          Story still in play here in NY, so don’t think one can play politics easily-issue might be better approached without deciding “one side” is worse than another, IMAO. It transcends politics& I’d hate for your message to get lost in”picking sides”drama See:http://theconversation.com/anti-vaccination-beliefs-dont-follow-the-usual-political-polarization-81001 …

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