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In this case, the authorities actually are lying to people about vaccines, just in the opposite direction than the one than usually hypothesised (i.e. claiming it's dangerous and useless when in fact it's safe and effective).

This fact - and it is undeniable, heavily documented fact by this point - unfortunately will make anti-vax theories far more prevalent and influential in the coming years. The way that EU governments and "experts" are willing to lie at every level about vaccine safety is by now completely established. Simply watching national governments disagreeing with the EMA, with the outcomes of US trials, suspending then resuming vaccines etc demonstrates this beyond doubt. The trustworthiness of expertise and the authorities is often the primary argument against anti-vaxxers and that argument is now on fire. New arguments need to be found, but what? How can trust be recovered after this?