Quoting a fake TV doctor to support your argument is particularly ironic.
I've experienced a certain level of incompetency in the medical profession, though probably less than in my own profession (we're only human after all), but it hasn't turned me into an anti-vaxxer.
One can be a contrarian, an agent of chaos, a provocateur, etc. but it seems needlessly reckless in this case when it involves spreading misinformation, or publicly distorting real risk.
We get lied to all the time, but this doesn't appear to be one of those cases. I would be thrilled to be wrong here.
There's a certain level of hysteria in the press, which actually seems warranted for once. What I don't get is the "hysteria to the hysteria" reaction it seems to be provoking. It's like climate change denialists (now there's a "hidden" agenda for you), but in fast-forward, coming out of the woodwork.