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Might it be reasonable to think of the anti-vaccination movement as people trying to take heroic responsibility without having good judgement?
Temporal discounting plus low contingency seems like a strong candidate. Parents see a strong immediate negative effect when they give their child the shots. There's a low probability long-term positive effect from receiving the shot. It's a fairly typical reaction to incentives.