Vaccinations
An anti-vaccine circus takes over the Brazilian Senate’s paediatric vaccinations discussion
A Brazilian Senate discussion on paediatric vaccinations descended into farce, with a parade of vaccine opponents sharing long-disproven antivax talking points.
Given his rising influence, the case for debating RFK Jr has never been more urgent
Dr Peter Hotez owes nobody a debate, and RFK Jr’s diehard fans will never be convinced, but a rhetorically skilled vaccine expert appealing to fence-sitters in Joe Rogan’s audience is too good an opportunity to miss.
Mark McDonald, America’s Frontline Doctors, and some very troubling beliefs about autism
A recent interview between former atheist James Lindsay and Dr Mark McDonald showed the distasteful views anti-vaxxers share when among friends
A State of Fear: Laura Dodsworth’s ‘sensible’ Covid scepticism
Deploying the same fear-based tactics her book criticises, Laura Dodsworth’s ‘A State Of Fear’ is light on facts and heavy on hunches
The radicalisation of “Joan”: a true-life account of one colleague’s slide into conspiracism
"Joan" was always interested in off-the-wall ideas, but over time she became increasingly drawn into deeper and deeper conspiracy theories
Cardiologist and Covid vaccine critic Dr Aseem Malhotra wins 2023 Rusty Razor award
A cardiologist who has spent the pandemic spreading Covid vaccine misinformation, Dr Aseem Malhotra, has today been named the 2022 recipient of the “Rusty Razor” award
Aseem Malhotra’s antivax crusade threatens to undermine trust in doctors – the GMC need to act
The GMC refused to investigate Dr Aseem Malhotra for spreading vaccine misinformation - but a new legal case seeks to challenge their inaction
So-called alternative medicine and vaccine hesitancy
Many people who turn to alternative medicine are also vaccine hesitant - both factors are related to a distrust of, and lack of access to, mainstream medicine
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