Yutaro Ueguri, owner of an organic bagel shop in Tokyo¡¯s Edogawa ward, can¡¯t recall when he last ate at McDonald¡¯s.
Nor has he indulged in a boxed lunch from a convenience store for as long as he can remember ¡ª these prepackaged meals, he says, look to him less like food than just a ¡°slab of additives.¡± He also shuns shampoo when washing his hair, dismissing it as detrimental to his health.
It is this avoidance of what he views as unhealthy ¡ª junk food, additives and chemicals ¡ª that is at the crux of Ueguri¡¯s staunch opposition to vaccines. The 48-year-old is adamant that he and his family, including two young daughters, won¡¯t get vaccinated against COVID-19.
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