Vaccination
Anti-vaccine movement a 'man-made' health crisis, scientists warn
The anti-vaccination movement is now a global crisis, an international panel of scientists say, and everyone must do more to combat it.
Jul 3, 2019
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COVID-19 anti-vaxxers use the same arguments from 135 years ago
As we get closer to an effective vaccine for COVID-19, we should expect to see a renewed push of disinformation and vocal resistance from the anti-vaccination movement. Over the past year, seemingly endless conspiracy theories ...
Oct 5, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Swine flu vaccination in pregnant women does not increase risk of autism in offspring
Two recent studies were unable to rule out that H1N1 ("swine flu") vaccination (Pandemrix) and seasonal influenza vaccination given to pregnant women might be associated with autism-spectrum disorder in the offspring. Now, ...
Aug 31, 2020
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Experts discuss measles outbreak and the peril of anti-vax misinformation
Measles was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, but by early June, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 1,022 cases in 28 states, the most since 1992.
Jun 12, 2019
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Health
COVID-19 misinformation bolsters anti-vaccine movement
More parents are questioning the necessity of routine vaccinations for young children. Adults are skipping shots as well, even for vaccines with a long safety record.
Jul 4, 2022
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Health
Anti-vaxxers appear to be losing ground in the online vaccine debate
As measles outbreaks spread across the U.S., our new look at how information about vaccine safety and reliability spreads online suggests that the tide may be turning against the anti-vaccination movement.
Apr 2, 2019
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Vaccination
UK vaccine rollout set to begin with queen in line for jab
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will receive the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine within weeks, reports on Sunday said, as the biggest immunisation programme in UK history begins next week.
Dec 6, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Most of us support mandatory vaccines for schoolkids, but is it good policy?
Recently, outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, including a measles outbreak in British Columbia, have ignited a firestorm of public debate about childhood vaccination and what should be done about current under-vaccination.
Apr 5, 2019
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Unverified reports of vaccine side effects aren't the smoking guns portrayed by right-wing media outlets
Chances are you may not be not familiar with the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, or VAERS. Co-managed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration, VAERS was established ...
Aug 26, 2021
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UN: No vaccine to be endorsed before it's safe and effective
The head of the World Health Organization said the U.N. health agency will not recommend any COVID-19 vaccine before it is proved safe and effective, even as Russia and China have started using their experimental vaccines ...
Sep 4, 2020
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