Opinion Today: Anti-vaxxers are trying to corrupt Grant Wahl’s legacy

His widow explains why this type of harassment cannot stand. 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Soon after he died, rumors and disinformation also spread widely; anti-vaxxers were quick to blame his death on the Covid-19 vaccine. Céline Gounder is an infectious disease doctor and epidemiologist and has been [a prominent voice](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlnpU4P0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wMi8xNy9vcGluaW9uL2NvdmlkLTE5LXByZWNhdXRpb25zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzAxMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODIyMzImbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIyMDE1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjtTgQvGOvRtmCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) on the Covid-19 pandemic. She is also Wahl’s widow and has been sent numerous emails and voice mail messages blaming her for his death because of her support for vaccines. In a [guest essay for Opinion](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlnpU4P0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8wOC9vcGluaW9uL2dyYW50LXdhaGwtY2VsaW5lLWdvdW5kZXItdmFjY2luZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMwMTA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgyMjMyJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMjAxNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7U4ELxjr0bZglIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), Gounder describes the attacks as a “playbook I know all too well and a move I refuse to let stand.” As Gounder details, it has become common for [the anti-vaccine movement](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlnpU4P0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8xMS9vcGluaW9uL3ZhY2NpbmVzLWFudGl2YXh4ZXJzLXByZWduYW5jeS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMwMTA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgyMjMyJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMjAxNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7U4ELxjr0bZglIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) to turn people’s tragedies into fodder for conspiracy. And, she argues, it’s dangerous. A recent [measles](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlnpU4P0TRaHR0cHM6Ly9qYW1hbmV0d29yay5jb20vam91cm5hbHMvamFtYS9mdWxsYXJ0aWNsZS8yNzk5ODM0P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMwMTA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgyMjMyJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMjAxNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7U4ELxjr0bZglIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) outbreak among children in Ohio is evidence of that. Though she certainly doesn’t owe anyone an explanation, Gounder — who served on the Biden-Harris Transition Covid Advisory Board — is sharing the facts of her husband’s passing. “Not a single qualified medical or public health expert has supported the claim that my husband died from Covid vaccination,” she writes. She says she is channeling her grief into something productive: “protecting the public’s health against those who would profit from the suffering of others.” [Read the full essay here.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlnpU4P0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8wOC9vcGluaW9uL2dyYW50LXdhaGwtY2VsaW5lLWdvdW5kZXItdmFjY2luZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMwMTA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgyMjMyJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMjAxNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7U4ELxjr0bZglIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [[Article Image] via Céline Gounder](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlnpU4P0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8wOC9vcGluaW9uL2dyYW50LXdhaGwtY2VsaW5lLWdvdW5kZXItdmFjY2luZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMwMTA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgyMjMyJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMjAxNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7U4ELxjr0bZglIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [GUEST ESSAY Grant Wahl Was a Loving Husband. I Will Always Protect His Legacy. Anti-vaccine harassment cannot stand. By Céline Gounder](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlnpU4P0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8wOC9vcGluaW9uL2dyYW50LXdhaGwtY2VsaW5lLWdvdW5kZXItdmFjY2luZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMwMTA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgyMjMyJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMjAxNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7U4ELxjr0bZglIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-0) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlnpU4P0RsaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTk3ODUmbGk9VFkmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPVRZXzIwMjMwMTA5VwNueXRCCmO1OBC8Y69G2YJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ Here’s what we’re focusing on today: Editors’ Picks [THE CONVERSATION Speaker, Speaker, What Do You See? I See MAGA Looking at Me. Kevin McCarthy gets his chance to bang the gavel. 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