Meeting the Swedish anti-vaxxers who believe ‘Mother Earth protects’

In Sweden most people have a great deal of trust in the state, but in recent years vaccine scepticism has gained ground. Ethnographer Mia-Marie Hammarlin spent time in the Swedish countryside sharing saunas and kitchen tables with women who refused the COVID vaccine. She explains how a belief in the power of nature and spirituality, bolstered by conspiracy theories found online, has convinced some Swedes to refuse jabs.

• “There are high levels of social trust in Sweden.”
• “Trust in nature and spirituality became a central belief for vaccine rejection.”
• “Vaccine sceptics furiously reject the notion they lack solidarity.”

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