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How did the "wellness" movement evolve into the toxic anti-vax movement?

Some ardent proponents of anti-vax alternative-facts conspiracy theories are also leaders of the "wellness/alternative health" movement. How did that head-scratching reality happen?

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Nov 24, 2021
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