TWiV Special: Toppling the anti-vaxxer pyramid with "flu-shot cheerleader" Desiree Townsend
- Author
- Vincent Racaniello
- Published
- Fri 11 Aug 2023
- Episode Link
- https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-special-townsend/
Vincent speaks with Desirée Townsend about how she felt used and indoctrinated by the anti-vaxx movement, the science surrounding her autoimmune disorder, and why she is no longer the “flu shot cheerleader,” but a cheerleader for flu shots.
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Links for this episode- Desiree on Instagram and LinkedIn
- ‘Flu-shot cheerleader’ speaks out (NBC)
- ‘Flu-shot cheerleader’ back with a warning (NBC)
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees
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