What happened that the greatest achievement of humanity—vaccines—are now rejected by so many? Even by those who received mandatory vaccinations as children and had their own children vaccinated?

I have a friend who unconditionally trusts Edyta Górniak, the singer who is the face of the anti-vaccination movement. She believes that vaccines are killing people today, whereas they used to be different and helpful. Many of my Facebook friends publish unverified information that, like a virus, ironically undermines confidence in the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine. Why do they do it? Do they feel they are saving someone from a vaccine, or are they using this to test their own concerns and fears?

I have already seen the repeated circulation of false information about alleged “vaccination through clothing without a needle.” The false information was accompanied by photographs from a media presentation held in Italy before vaccinations began. The presentation was intended only to familiarize journalists with the entire vaccination procedure, the organization of working hours, and the location where the procedures would take place.

I saw false information about nurse Khalilah Mitchell suffering facial paralysis after vaccination. After checking the central American nursing registry and the database of healthcare workers, it turned out that they contained no nurse with that first and last name.

I saw information about false complications following a COVID-19 vaccine. All this disinformation is debunked by the fakenews.pl portal, which I recommend.

I know several women who praise, promote and use Botox injections (botulinum toxin) in their bodies while simultaneously worrying about and refusing to inject themselves with a vaccine protecting against COVID-19 infection. Possible side effects after Botox application include headaches, problems with facial expressions, facial pain, muscle weakness, double vision, nausea, respiratory problems, discomfort in the form of swelling around the eyes and heavier eyebrows, impaired blood circulation, disturbances in the skin’s water balance, and allergic shock.

Please explain to me what this is about.

Before the era of vaccination, infectious diseases killed humanity, became plagues, and aroused fear among people around the world. Smallpox, known as “the black pox,” killed several hundred thousand people annually in 18th-century Europe. During epidemics, 20 to 60 percent of adults and even more than 80 percent of children died. Thanks to vaccination, we defeated it just over 40 years ago—on May 8, 1980, its complete eradication was announced (the total elimination of an infectious disease worldwide).

Polio (Heine–Medin disease)—the virus caused paresis, muscle paralysis and paralysis—was stopped thanks to a vaccine brought to Poland by its inventor, Prof. Hilary Koprowski. In the 1960s, the number of cases in Poland fell significantly, and the last case of polio was recorded in 1984.

Before vaccines were invented, women, children and men died helplessly from tetanus, diphtheria and measles, or lost their health because of rubella, mumps or chickenpox. Is the fact that widespread vaccination eliminated these diseases and made us feel safe the reason for today’s denial of vaccine safety as such?

We recommend an interview about vaccinations with physician Artur Nahorecki, who believes that some people try to gain popularity through ignorance. What is needed is education and the debunking of certain myths about the harmfulness of vaccines.