You are all missing the point.
EVERY article I have read about anti-vaxxers in the MSM has attacked Paul and Christie. The MSM is pushing the narrative that the anti-vax movement is led by the Republican base.
This is an anti-Republican narrative.
The only problem with your theory is that the words “Paul”, “Christie” and “republican” are absent from Mr. Sowell’s commentary.
You're absolutely right, even though much of the anti-vax push is coming from the anti-pharma, all natural left. The media ignores that corner of the anti-vax market completely.
I have a friend who lives in San Fran (he's a hippy, but my 35 year campaign to fix him is progressing) told me that the un-vaccinated are militant about it out there, and they're all coming at it from the left.