My main gripe with articles like this is the use of the term "conspiracy theory" in supposedly serious research articles and papers as a derogatory blanket label for everything that's false or unpopular, or merely disagreeable to the author. I know the author means well here but I think it provides a very frail framework for explaining the underlying issues behind vaccine refusal in Ireland or anywhere (yes, refusal, not "hesitancy"). Dismissive and inflammatory wording prevents effective appeals to anyone on the other side of the fence. If something is false, please just say it's false and provide your evidence and/or reasoning.