Covid antivax conspiracy theories have taken my wife and killed our 30-year marriage

The barrage of frightening videos and articles being pinged at me on WhatsApp has been near constant for more than a month. Each week my wife sends me another reason why Covid-19 vaccines are not safe. “Shots cause unprecedented injury and death,” reads one article claiming to be written by a former Pfizer employee. “Another holocaust is taking place before our eyes,” argues another. A third is a video of a purported doctor at a respected clinic suggesting the vaccines are leading to an increase in cancer. Each week, my heart sinks further.

Claire and I have been married for 30 years. Now I fear our marriage might be over, all because of an online network of individuals who believe the vaccine is dangerous and

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