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	Podcast:		The Inquiry
	Episode:		What’s Behind the Anti-Vax Movement?
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:23:13
	Publish Date:		2015-08-03 20:05:00
	Description:		This July, it was reported that a woman from Washington State in the US had died of measles. It was the first measles death in the country in 12 years and comes after a huge spike in the number of cases of the disease. There is little doubt about what has caused the rise. The 'anti-vax' movement – activists who refuse vaccines believing them to be harmful to children – is vocal, vibrant and virulent. But with their claims proven time and again to be without any scientific basis, why are the 'anti-vaxxers' still going – and apparently growing? (Photo: Measles Cell. Credit: Shutterstock)
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