NYT | B Hickey
Children’s Health Defense was founded in 2007 as the World Mercury Project. Its mission, according to its website, is to “end childhood health epidemics by eliminating toxic exposures,” including pesticides and 5G radiation, but it is primarily focused on the alleged harms of vaccines. The organization supports anti-vaccine legislation and research aligned with its ideas, but its greatest impact is in relentless media production: anti-vaccine films, a web-based television channel, a newsletter and social media posts. It is possible to live in a surround-sound Children’s Health Defense universe, and thousands of people do.