Bernice L. Hausman, ‘Anti/Vax: Reframing the Vaccination Controversy’

January 31, 2020 china, covid19

Archived 6 years ago from Inside Higher Ed
Bernice L. Hausman, ‘Anti/Vax: Reframing the Vaccination Controversy’

“Man worried about coronavirus still hasn’t gotten flu shot,” reads a headline this week at The Beaverton — one of The Onion‘s numerous imitators, in this case based in Canada. Seldom will a mock news item of this kind develop a joke very far beyond what is given in the title. The reader watches, …

RFK Jr. Praises Holley For Anti-Vax Stance

Vaccines

January 29, 2020 cdc, rfk jr

Archived 6 years ago from TAPinto.net
RFK Jr. Praises Holley For Anti-Vax Stance

UNION TOWNSHIP – Assemblyman Jamel Holley (D-20th Dist.) fought hard against a bill that called for the elimination of religious exemptions for vaccinations, calling it government overreach. That controveesial bill, which included an 11th-hour amendment from Republican State Sen. Declan O’Scanlon …

Vaccines

January 21, 2020 big tech

Archived 6 years ago from MedPage Today
‘Dead Doctors Don’t Lie’

When Nicole Baldwin, MD, made a playful TikTok touting the benefits of vaccination, she wasn’t expecting to fight an endless social media battle that destroyed her online ratings — and even led to a threat against her life. In her TikTok, Baldwin, a pediatrician in suburban Cincinnati, listed a …

Sadly, anti-vax quacks win one in New Jersey

Vaccines

January 20, 2020 israel, rfk jr

Archived 6 years ago from New York Post
Sadly, anti-vax quacks win one in New Jersey

The recent failure of New Jersey lawmakers to pass a measure that would have ended all non-medical exemptions from mandatory immunizations at schools was a victory for anti-vaccination cranks — and a public-health disaster. The success of vaccines led to the once-deadly scourge of measles being …

Millennials least likely to get a flu shot, and anti-vax beliefs may play a role

Vaccines

January 16, 2020 cdc

Archived 6 years ago from NBC News
Millennials least likely to get a flu shot, and anti-vax beliefs may play a role

One of the age groups most likely to be sidelined by the flu this season is also the least likely to get flu shots: millennials. That’s one of the findings from a survey released Thursday conducted by the American Academy of Family Physicians. The survey asked 1,000 adults across the country about …

New Survey Shows Increasing Number of Parents With Young Children Don’t Support Vaccination

Vaccines

January 14, 2020 big tech, cdc

Archived 6 years ago from Rolling Stone
New Survey Shows Increasing Number of Parents With Young Children Don’t Support Vaccination

Vaccines are crucial to preventing major childhood illnesses. This is a fact that is not in dispute within the established medical community, and one that should be universally acknowledged. And yet, according to a recent Gallup survey, support for vaccination is decreasing, particularly among …

‘Stick to talking about activated almonds’: RACGP President slams anti-vax support

Vaccines

January 14, 2020 rfk jr

Archived 6 years ago from RACGP
‘Stick to talking about activated almonds’: RACGP President slams anti-vax support

News Celebrity chef Pete Evans has sparked controversy by promoting the work of a prominent anti-vaccination advocate. RACGP President Dr Harry Nespolon describes vaccines as ‘one of the great success stories of modern medicine’. Most famous for his work as a judge on My Kitchen Rules, Pete Evans …

Facebook Is Running Anti-Vax Ads, Despite Its Ban On Vaccine Misinformation

Vaccines

January 8, 2020 big tech

Archived 6 years ago from Buzzfeed News
Facebook Is Running Anti-Vax Ads, Despite Its Ban On Vaccine Misinformation

Earthley Screenshot of the Earthley pamphlet that is being advertised on Facebook. The vaccine for whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is currently among the best ways to prevent an illness that kills more than 160,000 people each year, many of them babies. The vaccine is safe and does not …

The Anti-Vax Movement Has Descended Upon Austin

Vaccines

December 30, 2019

Archived 6 years ago from Austin Monthly
The Anti-Vax Movement Has Descended Upon Austin

For years, Austin pediatrician Mai Duong watched in dismay as more and more parents opted out of common childhood vaccines that have saved millions of lives. Then, in 2015, a measles outbreak tracing back to Disney theme parks in California (and fueled by regional pockets of vaccine refusal) …

Vaccines

December 23, 2019

Archived 6 years ago from Kaiser Health News
Important Donor To Anti-Vax Movement Has Been Cashing In On ‘Alternatives To Vaccines’ As Measles Outbreaks Surge

The Wall Street Journal reports that contributions from osteopathic physician Joseph Mercola account for about 40% of funding to a center that spreads anti-vaccine information. News on vaccines comes from the Pacific Islands, Virginia, Connecticut and other places, as well. The Washington Post: A …

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