The American Anti-Vaxx Movement: Past, Present, and Future

<p>Trent and Caitlin ask Steven Monacelli about his recent work documenting the history and present of the American anti-vaccination movement. Who is drawn into it? How did we get here? What happens now that representatives of anti-vaccine beliefs now have the power to cut off the funds and regulatory processes that allow us to access immunization and disease management?</p><p><br /></p><p>Resources:</p><p><br /></p><p>Podcast: &quot;Anti-Vax America&quot; https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/episode/anti-vax-america-viral-texas-281085170/</p><p><br /></p><p>Steven Monacelli on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/stevanzetti.bsky.social</p><p><br /></p><p>Pox by Michael Willrich https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/298913/pox-by-michael-willrich/</p><p><br /></p><p>RFK Jr. on experts, free speech https://www.scrippsnews.com/health/rfk-jr-in-interview-with-scripps-news-trusting-the-experts-is-not-science </p><p><br /></p><p>CDC shooting https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/09/us/gunman-cdc-shooting-vaccines.html </p><p><br /></p><p>mRNA research defunded https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/08/06/nx-s1-5493544/rfk-defunding-mrna-vaccine-research</p><p><br /></p><p>H1N1 research canceled https://www.npr.org/2025/05/28/nx-s1-5414642/trump-vaccine-bird-flu-mrna</p><p><br /></p><p>RFK Jr. is executing Trump’s vision https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/9/how-rfk-jrs-vaccine-funding-cuts-fit-with-trumps-vision</p>