It is not only an American thing. Andrew Wakefield's actions have contributed to...

SideburnsOfDoom on Aug 25, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Spate of polio outbreaks worldwide puts scientists...

It is not only an American thing. Andrew Wakefield's actions have contributed to this problem since 1998, and he is British, so it's not just being lead from the USA, it's an international con.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Wakefield

And more recently there's Piers Corbyn and co

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piers_Corbyn