The sociology of the antivaccine movement
| Autor: | Saba Doustmohammadi, James D. Cherry |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Health Personnel media_common.quotation_subject General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Sociology 030225 pediatrics Epidemiology Health care medicine Humans Social media 030212 general & internal medicine Misinformation Skepticism media_common Vaccines Grade school business.industry Communication Vaccination Public relations Anti-Vaccination Movement Government Programs Public Health General Agricultural and Biological Sciences Public support business Social Media |
| Zdroj: | Emerging Topics in Life Sciences. 4:241-245 |
| ISSN: | 2397-8562 2397-8554 |
| DOI: | 10.1042/etls20190198 |
| Popis: | Skepticism and misinformation relating to vaccines is not new. The benefits of all our present routinely used vaccines outweigh any risks. In relatively recent times there has been a ‘war on science' and relating to this, is the present antivaccine movement. Today, social media is a major contributor to vaccine misinformation. A recent Gallup poll noted that public support for vaccines today is significantly lower than it was in 2001. Social scientists have presented the problem of the antivaccine movement quite well; but mechanisms for addressing it are far from clear. We suggest that physicians and other health care workers should not use social media for vaccine messages. A long-term approach would be to introduce science/epidemiological education in grade school and high school as well as in college. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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