Vaccine skepticism was historically associated with the left (California-based anti-vax movements), based on the precautionary principle and concerns about inadequate testing, but this position has substantially flipped in the past 5-10 years toward the right
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Bret StephensEvidence Quote
“back 20 years ago all of the kind of anti-vaxx woo-wooism seemed to me to be coming from kind of California lefties...that again kind of flipped completely”
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What Happened to the Republican Party?: A Conversation with Bret Stephens (Episode #329)— Sam HarrisCreated: 8/12/2026, 9:43:35 PM
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