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Oh, hell. Not this tired antivax trope again. Hint: There's no such thing as the "Nuremberg Helsinki Codes." There is the Declaration of Helsinki, and there is the Nuremberg Code. Although they share characteristics, they are not the same thing. 1/
In any event, antivaxers like to falsely claim that vaccine mandates violate the Nuremberg Code, because Nazis. Yes, antivaxers are fond of going Godwin. 2/ respectfulinsolence.com/2012/07/10/sch…
The premise of the "Nuremberg Code gambit" beloved of antivaxers is to falsely portray vaccine mandates as medical experimental, which is what the Nuremberg Code covered. 3/ respectfulinsolence.com/2017/11/08/vac…
Why do antivaxers do this? Because invoking the Nuremberg Code lets them compare public health advocates to Dr. Josef Mengele at worst of to Nazis at best. 4/ respectfulinsolence.com/2011/01/18/the…
Basically the "Nuremberg Code gambit" is nothing more than antivaxers' favorite form of a Godwin. 5/5
