vaccines

anti-vaccine — A couple of days ago Newsweek published a fabulous article titled “9 ANTI-VAXXER MYTHS DEBUNKED“. There they proceed to demolish these 9 myths … Vaccinations cause autism. Vaccines don’t really work. Vaccines contain toxins. Vaccines can overwhelm a baby’s immune system. Natural immunity is safer than vaccine-acquired immunity. There are […]

The Battle against Anti-Vaccine ignorance

This entry was posted in fake news Skepticism and tagged anti-vaccine vaccines on March 2, 2019 by Dave

vaccines — The UK's new report on vaccines not only highlights the current status and benefits, but also flags up the misinformation.

Vaccines: Who is making Fraudulent Claims?

This entry was posted in Fake News media Medicine Skepticism society and tagged vaccines on January 26, 2019 by Dave

health threats — You have no doubt seen that WHO (World Health Organization) have published a list of the top 10 health threats that we face in 2019. The alpha source is this WHO listing here, let’s take a look. Ten threats to global health in 2019 Their publication of this list is […]

What are the top 10 Health Threats for 2019

This entry was posted in Medicine People society and tagged anti-vax health threat vaccines who on January 19, 2019 by Dave

vaccines — The war against the hoax claim of a link between vaccines and autism continues.

The Italian Twitter war against anti-vaxers

This entry was posted in Activism Medicine Skepticism and tagged anti-vax Roberto Burioni vaccines on December 29, 2018 by Dave

dunning kruger and anti-vax — The term “Dunning-Kruger” is a reference to a cognitive bias. This is where people who know next to nothing on some topic truly believe that the little they do know makes them an expert and grants them the mantle of “expert”. It’s not about bluster or pretense, they truly believe […]

Dunning-Kruger update – Anti-Vax folks think they know more than doctors

This entry was posted in psychology and tagged anti-vax Dunning–Kruger vaccines on August 22, 2018 by Dave

fake news — Before we dip into the context of Fake News, let’s first cover the basics. The vaccine concept is generally known but let’s repeat it anyway for completeness. A vaccine involves being exposed to a variation of a pathogen that will not actually harm you. That then stimulates your immune system into […]

Is it possible to vaccinate against Fake News?

This entry was posted in Fake News psychology society and tagged fake news inoculation theory john cook vaccines on April 18, 2018 by Dave