US Politics | Did vaccine conspiracy theories exist in the 1950s?
WITH today's vaccines tied to political, religious, and social movements, it can be hard to imagine a time when conspiracy theories about getting vaccinated didn't exist. But back in the 1950s, vaccinations were accepted and praised, as the generation alive had lived to see polio. 
APVaccine conspiracy theories are rampant in today's world '/ ' Major conspiracy theories surrounding vaccines didn't begin until the late 1990s. That's when a doctor from London claimed to have found the cause of autism in the measles virus, which was given to young children as part of their Mumps-Measles-Rubella (MMR) vaccines. This claim was bolstered by parents who were desperate for an answer as to why their otherwise healthy children were developing autism. The problem with this conspiracy was that autism had existed for decades (or longer) before any vaccines existed. READ MORE ON CONSPIRACIES 
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CONSPIRACY CROWS The truth behind the Birds Aren't Real movement In the 1950s, children with severe emotional or psychological issues like autism were said to be caused by ...refrigerator mothers,... a blanket term assigned to mothers who worked outside of the home and were therefore assumed to be cold and callous caretakers. In the 1950s, children were required to get vaccinated for school, and almost nobody would have thought to have questioned it; after all, the parents raising their kids in the 1950s had lived through or witnessed polio. Why did conspiracy theories about vaccines take off? The late 90s saw a lot of innovation in how information was spread. The dot-com boom pushed information through to household computers, regardless of how much truth was behind it. MOST READ IN MEDICATION & VACCINES BUG OFF! Our A-Z guide to boost your immune system - from dark chocolate to sesame seeds VAXXED TO THE MAX All about vaccine conspiracy theories and their origins MILLION THANKS Flu and Covid vaccinations surge by one million thanks to The Sun's campaign PAIN GAME Warning to anyone who takes paracetamol over 'bizarre side effect' THE DOUBLE England aces back Sun campaign to get flu jab & Covid booster before World Cup VIRAL ALERT Full list of the 20 most common Covid signs right now - as 1 in 35 have the bug Suddenly, e-mail was a way of communication, and today, social media has helped to spread information and misinformation alike. The timing of the studies on autism and the MMR vaccine may not have taken off like they did if they had existed in the 1950s. What are the main vaccine conspiracy theories today? Today's conspiracy theories still include the one about MMR causing autism. But many new ones have also popped up in the age of digital disinformation. 
APThe Covid-19 vaccine has been especially rife with controversial conspiracy theories '/ ' The Covid-19 pandemic is just one example of a vaccine that was met with a lot of hesitancy, even by those who traditionally accepted and took vaccines as recommended by their doctors. Instead, many people believed that the government was using vaccines as population control. Others believed they were using the vaccines as a weapon against the public. Read More on The US Sun 
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'GOING TO HELL' Lori Vallow's mother-in-law issues haunting message to cult mom Still, other groups were decrying the installation of 5G wireless chips into people's arms through the vaccination. There is a common thread amongst these vaccination conspiracies, which is how they were morphed from iffy medical trials or ...proof... into the mainstream through social media and the internet age.
APVaccine conspiracy theories are rampant in today's world '/ ' Major conspiracy theories surrounding vaccines didn't begin until the late 1990s. That's when a doctor from London claimed to have found the cause of autism in the measles virus, which was given to young children as part of their Mumps-Measles-Rubella (MMR) vaccines. This claim was bolstered by parents who were desperate for an answer as to why their otherwise healthy children were developing autism. The problem with this conspiracy was that autism had existed for decades (or longer) before any vaccines existed. READ MORE ON CONSPIRACIES STRANGE NEW WORLD Antarctica conspiracy theories: Mysteries of UFOs & aliens uncovered CONSPIRACY CROWS The truth behind the Birds Aren't Real movement In the 1950s, children with severe emotional or psychological issues like autism were said to be caused by ...refrigerator mothers,... a blanket term assigned to mothers who worked outside of the home and were therefore assumed to be cold and callous caretakers. In the 1950s, children were required to get vaccinated for school, and almost nobody would have thought to have questioned it; after all, the parents raising their kids in the 1950s had lived through or witnessed polio. Why did conspiracy theories about vaccines take off? The late 90s saw a lot of innovation in how information was spread. The dot-com boom pushed information through to household computers, regardless of how much truth was behind it. MOST READ IN MEDICATION & VACCINES BUG OFF! Our A-Z guide to boost your immune system - from dark chocolate to sesame seeds VAXXED TO THE MAX All about vaccine conspiracy theories and their origins MILLION THANKS Flu and Covid vaccinations surge by one million thanks to The Sun's campaign PAIN GAME Warning to anyone who takes paracetamol over 'bizarre side effect' THE DOUBLE England aces back Sun campaign to get flu jab & Covid booster before World Cup VIRAL ALERT Full list of the 20 most common Covid signs right now - as 1 in 35 have the bug Suddenly, e-mail was a way of communication, and today, social media has helped to spread information and misinformation alike. The timing of the studies on autism and the MMR vaccine may not have taken off like they did if they had existed in the 1950s. What are the main vaccine conspiracy theories today? Today's conspiracy theories still include the one about MMR causing autism. But many new ones have also popped up in the age of digital disinformation. APThe Covid-19 vaccine has been especially rife with controversial conspiracy theories '/ ' The Covid-19 pandemic is just one example of a vaccine that was met with a lot of hesitancy, even by those who traditionally accepted and took vaccines as recommended by their doctors. Instead, many people believed that the government was using vaccines as population control. Others believed they were using the vaccines as a weapon against the public. Read More on The US Sun WORLD IS WATCHING Qatar brushes off controversy as World Cup opening ceremony kicks off 'GOING TO HELL' Lori Vallow's mother-in-law issues haunting message to cult mom Still, other groups were decrying the installation of 5G wireless chips into people's arms through the vaccination. There is a common thread amongst these vaccination conspiracies, which is how they were morphed from iffy medical trials or ...proof... into the mainstream through social media and the internet age.
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