A forking road exists for the medical freedom movement, with two routes leading to marginalization and ineffectiveness, and the other leading to professionalism and broader uptake. Professional
standards lack in the medical freedom movement (MFM), that broad constellation of voices elevated due to public interest during COVID-19. While gradual, institutional science has started to acknowledge once controversial topics like vaccine injury, and those with injuries can start to see hope. Still, many people insist on taking an approach that will lead to its marginalization by institutional players, both justified (in the case of lax scientific standards) and unjustified (in the case of censorship), to their detriment. The way forward requires rigour, scientific contribution, and upholding professional standards.