How anti-vax sentiment took over the wellness industry

Workers inside Kingston General Hospital (KGH) looks on as people protest against the COVID-19 vaccine and against vaccine mandate in Kingston, Ont., on Sept. 7, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Lars Hagberg

By The Big Story

Posted March 4, 2022 7:18 am.

Last Updated March 4, 2022 6:20 am.

In today’s Big Story podcast, they probably don’t look like your typical picture of anti-vaxxers. They own yoga studios, or push organic juice on Instagram. But the wellness space has been home to some of the pandemic’s most unexpected sentiment against vaccinations. And it shouldn’t really surprise anyone who has been paying attention. Today we’ll explain how it happened.

GUEST: Stacy Lee Kong, writer and editor, creator of the Friday Things newsletter

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