I've written about the misdeeds of Andrew Wakefield, the founder of the modern antivax movement, in the past -- the links in this post will give you an idea of this guy. But I'm smart enough to know that I can write until I'm blue in the face about him, and the poison antivaxxers spread will still be accepted by people. That's why I'm glad there are different ways of getting the truth out there. One of them is in the form of comics; somehow, adding art to the discussion makes it easier to understand, and easier to absorb.
On his LiveJournal page, Tallguywrites has created a comic book style deconstruction of the Wakefield affair. I urge you to read the whole thing, and keep it in mind when some mouthpiece like Jenny McCarthy praises what Wakefield has done. What they tend not to mention is what the antivax movement has really done: erode deserved confidence in the medical system, help cause outbreaks of measles and pertussis, and put us all in danger of contracting preventable diseases.
Tip o' the syringe to sydk.
