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Letters Pushing back against antivax

Post-truth era is destroying society and medicine

BMJ 2019; 367 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l6932 (Published 16 December 2019) Cite this as: BMJ 2019;367:l6932
  1. Murray G Forsyth, trust grade registrar
  1. Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury HP21 8AL, UK
  1. murraygrantforsyth{at}gmail.com

Perera and colleagues focus on an important issue of our time.1 It is not “vaxxers” versus “anti-vaxxers,” but the disaster of living in a “post truth” society.2

It pervades every aspect of our lives—from the bluster of politicians who now operate with impunity, knowing that should any of their misdemeanours be brought to light …

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