Conspiracy Theories

Conspiracy theories exist to explain the facts of a situation in a way which is different to the accepted norm. They also focus blame on a specific group of people. People may choose to follow conspiracy theories in order to escape inconvenient facts.

Big Pharma

This theme claims that vaccines are part of a conspiracy by ‘Big Pharma’ (typically medical, pharmaceutical, regulatory, and/or health organisations, including health care professionals) in order to increase profits. Supporters of vaccines are perceived to be in the pocket of these organisations.

Targeting Marginalised Groups

Poorer countries and minority groups are often marginalised and experience health inequalities. Therefore, it is understandable that people would want to be alert to such inequalities and defend their right to receive high-quality medical treatments, regardless of their ethnicity, gender or country of birth.