title: On the suppression of vaccination dissent.
abstract: Dissenters from the dominant views about vaccination sometimes are subject to adverse actions, including abusive comment, threats, formal complaints,censorship, and de registration, a phenomenon that can be called suppression of dissent. Three types of cases are examined: scientists and physicians; a high-profile researcher; and a citizen campaigner. Comparing the methods used in these different types of cases provides a preliminary framework for understanding the dynamics of suppression in terms of vulnerabilities.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D034462:Dissent and Disputes; D006801:Humans; D010820:Physicians; D012108:Research Personnel; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012927:Social Control, Informal; D063508:Social Discrimination; D013060:Speech; D014611:Vaccination