The Trump administration bailed out prominent anti-vaccine groups during a pandemic
Source: Washington Post
Five prominent anti-vaccine organizations that have been known to spread misleading information about the coronavirus received more than $850,000 in loans from the federal Paycheck Protection Program, raising questions about why the government is giving money to groups actively opposing its agenda and seeking to undermine public health during a critical period.
The groups that received the loans are The National Vaccine Information Center, Mercola Com Health Resources LLC, Informed Consent Action Network, Children’s Health Defense Co., and the Tenpenny Integrative Medical Center, according to the Center for Countering Digital Hate, a U.K.-based advocacy group that fights misinformation, which conducted the research using public documents. The group relied on data released in early December by the Small Business Administration in response to a lawsuit from The Washington Post and other news organizations.
Several of the Facebook pages of these organizations have by (sic) penalized by the social network, including being prohibited from buying advertising, for pushing misinformation about covid-19.
Vaccines are largely considered safe and effective, and clinical trials for both Moderna and Pfizer vaccines did not raise serious safety concerns. But many Americans hold skeptical attitudes about vaccination, attitudes public health experts have said are attributable in part to misinformation. Nearly 40% of Americans say they definitely or probably would not get the vaccine, according to a December survey by Pew Research Center. Certain groups, including Republicans and Black Americans, are even more skeptical, Pew found.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/01/18/ppp-loans-anti-vaccine/
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The first demonstration I ever attended was Nixon's bombing of Cambodia. I haven't stopped since. 
Reagan was a piece of crap. He's responsible for the right-wing propaganda Wurlitzer we now "enjoy". I knew when he axed the fairness doctrine it would lead to bad business, but I didn't know how how bad. He's directly responsible for all of those right-wing radio stations, which led to Limbaugh which led to FOX Noise etc. etc. etc. I HATE REPUBLICANS, and my father was an elected New York State Judge. I sure made old Dad proud of me. We finally made amends in the early 90s, about 5 years before he died. I'm glad we didn't let it go until it was too late. Take care, and let's keep shouting until we can't shout any more.
How about this: don't give money to the people who don't want you to get a vaccine during a raging pandemic! 
