AceMos posted...
im pretty sure the antivax movement started in the UK by a doctor who wanted to push a alternative vaccine that he had finical stake in
That's where the vaccine-autism fraud originates.
But the anti-vax movement is as old as vaccinations themselves. As in this 19th Century cartoon:
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/9/94b20b8f.jpg
It used to be a fringe belief, often associated with hippie 'wellness' culture. But then you add politicization to conspiracy-minded, internet-addled brains, and we end up where we are today.