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AMA statement on the Moderna vaccine, Reaching out to social media giants

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The President of the American Medical Association (AMA) said Sunday in a statement concerning the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine: “The recommendation approved today by the CDC Director for the use of the...

Vaccines: People exposed to content on social media more likely to be misinformed

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People who rely on social media for information were more likely to be misinformed about vaccines than those who rely on traditional media, according to a study of vaccine knowledge and media use by researchers...

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Global Vaccination Summit begins Monday to fight vaccine hesitancy

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Individuals and parents have become increasingly wary about vaccines and confidence in them has dropped to an all-time low. During this crisis of trust, vaccination and infectious disease scientists and...

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Vaccine hesitancy, social media and a federal role in vaccines?

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Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) published the Ten threats to global health in 2019 and among the ten is vaccine hesitancy. WHO states: Vaccine hesitancy – the reluctance or refusal...

American Medical Association to tech companies: Physicians are troubled by reports of anti-vaccine related messages on your platforms

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Today, the American Medical Association (AMA)  issued a letter to the CEOs of six tech giants– Amazon, Facebook, Google, Pinterest, Twitter and YouTube–urging them to ensure their users have...

Medicine and the media with Amesh Adalja, MD

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My guest on today’s show is Amesh Adalja, MD. He is very familiar if you read news on various issues of infectious diseases and medicine as he is a frequent expert commenter. He was named one of...

Malaysia health officials battle anti-vaccine propaganda

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The Malaysian Ministry of Health reports there is much anti-vaccine propaganda on social media, which is influencing the public to reject life-saving vaccinations based on bad information. The Ministry...

Outbreaks and the role of health promotion

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What is health promotion and what is its role and importance in disease outbreaks? Author of the new book, Health Promotion in Disease Outbreaks and Health Emergencies, Glenn Laverack, PhD joined me...

Anti-vaccine sentiment thrives on Twitter: Study

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Anti-vaccine sentiment is alive and growing in social media, with California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and Pennsylvania showing the most negative tweets of any states, according to a new five-year...

Kylie Jenner goes anti-vaxx?, Lassa patient arrives in Atlanta: Social media bric-a-bracs

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Has teen celeb Kylie Jenner gone anti-vaxx? Is she following in the footsteps of other ill-informed celebrities Donald Trump, Jenny McCarthy and Kristin Cavallari? Apparently so. She recently and briefly...