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In the last decade, the anti-vaccine movement, which includes those who blame the MMR (mumps-measles-rubella) vaccine. Steven Novella, MD, is an assistant professor of neurology at Yale University School of Medicine.
VACCINES & AUTISM: Myths and Misconceptions. The Anti-Vaccination Movement. Despite the growing scientific consensus that vaccines are safe and that neither nor mercury cause autism, a stubborn vocal minority claims otherwise, threatening effectiveness of this public health program. STEVEN NOVELLA.
Jul 3, 2018 · This paper evaluates and reviews the origins of the anti-vaccination movement, the reasons behind the recent strengthening of the movement, role of the internet in the spread of anti-vaccination ideas, and the repercussions in terms of public health and safety.
- Azhar Hussain, Syed Ali, Madiha Ahmed, Sheharyar Hussain
- 2018
Jan 18, 2021 · January 18, 20215:04 AM ET. Heard on Morning Edition. Rachel Martin. 11-Minute Listen. Playlist. The anti-vaccine movement has existed in various forms for decades. The Internet and social...
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- Gender and Socioeconomic Status
- Geography
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- Time on Social Media
- Vaccine Related Posts
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Overall this study found that respondents were very knowledgeable with a mean knowledge score of 10.4. Very few people had negatively skewed knowledge 0–4 (138 people, 5.7% of the total study population). Further investigation into those people that scored lowest would be able to show greater detail into the minds of those people and where the lack...
In a study in 2009, 75.64% of people aged 18–64 were internet users and 74% of users aged 18–24 were social media users (Chou et al). This is important because the high social media use group from that study is now 27–31 years old and could now be making decisions about vaccines for their children. When looking at ages, we saw that 65 years and old...
A comprehensive research paper by UNICEF in 2013 titled “Tracking anti-vaccination sentiment in eastern European social media networks” found that females are more likely to discuss developmental disabilities, chemical, toxins and potential side effects whereas males are more likely to discuss conspiracy theories, religion and distrust of the gove...
For geography, analysis was according to continent lived on and subsequently found statistical significance. North Americans compared to all continents are significantly less knowledgeable about vaccines and had more negatively skewed beliefs. Although this research does not give a reason to why North Americans are less knowledgeable and believe mo...
There is a steady incline in mean knowledge and mean belief score as education level increases. Due to low response frequencies of “no education” and “elementary education” results pertaining to these categories should be disregarded. There are significant differences between all other education levels in an increasing fashion for both knowledge an...
A comprehensive research paper titled “Tracking Anti Vaccination Sentiment in Eastern European Social Media Networks” by UNICEF in 2013 found that vaccine influencers (people or pages that speak publicly about vaccines, both positively and negatively) are most prominent on Facebook and Twitter. This study found that Twitter users are significantly...
While the majority of people claimed to only spend 0–2 h on social media daily, those who spent more time, namely 3–4 h, were significantly more knowledgeable about vaccines and had significantly more positive beliefs about vaccines. Although not explored in this study, other studies have found that upwards of 90% of young adults use social media a...
One of the most interesting takeaways from the data analysis is how vaccine posts have influenced opinions. Those who reported that after seeing vaccine posts they now think vaccines are worse have significantly lower knowledge and belief scores. The opposite is true for those who reported more positive opinions since seeing posts, their scores wer...
Lastly, the analysis of who people trust most with their vaccine related information and decisions. Literature review revealed a study that found that parents who used the internet to get their information about vaccines were more likely to think children do not benefit from vaccines . It is comforting to know that the vast majority of respondent i...
Some limitations faced by this research include the cross sectional nature of this study. Cross sectional studies cannot infer causation, only correlations. It also limits this survey to only surface information and not important individual details. In addition, a limitation may be that demographics were not cross analyzed. This means that while it...
- Staci L Benoit, Rachel F Mauldin
- 2021
Mar 11, 2020 · The anti-vaccination movement: when does a belief become delusional? Comment. Published: 11 March 2020. Volume 29 , pages 1301–1302, ( 2021 ) Cite this article. Download PDF. Adam J. Fusick, Steven Gunther & Gregory Sullivan. 6919 Accesses. 10 Citations. 7 Altmetric. Explore all metrics.
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