Viewpoint: Anti-vaccine backlash is not going away — and its long term consequences are grim
Genetic Literacy Project,
Doğrulama Önyargısı (Onaylama Yanlılığı): İnsanlar Neden Görmek İstediklerini Görürler?
Evrim Ağacı,
Geri Tepme Etkisi: İnsanlar, İnançlarıyla Çelişen Gerçekler Karşısında Gerçekleri Kabul Etmek Yerine Neden İnançlarına Daha Sıkı Sarılıyor?
Evrim Ağacı,
Can a Keyboard Crusade Stem the Vaccine Infodemic?
Feed: All Latest,
Anti-vaccine messages on social media have tripled since the pandemic began. One public health group wants to teach pro-vaccine…
Pro-Vac Conversations in Vaccine Hesitancy: Part 2
Paediatric FOAMed,
Thanks for returning to the second installment of this story. If you haven’t read Part 1, you can find it here. As mentioned…
Why should we change our approach to public campaigns?
Psychology@LSE,
In this blog post, Anastasiya Nurzhynska (Executive MSc in Behavioural Science) dismantles how public campaigns are…
Conservative media exposure linked to higher levels of COVID-19 misinformation
PsyPost,
A US national probability-based survey during the early days of the SARS-CoV-2 spread in the US showed that, above and beyond…
From the duh files: Health facts aren’t enough, should persuasion become a priority?
Barfblog,
My lab has been studying this question for over 20 years and we figured out fairly early that facts suck (to the audience…
Health Facts Aren’t Enough. Should Persuasion Become a Priority?
The Incidental Economist,
The following originally appeared on The Upshot (copyright 2019, The New York Times Company) In a paper published early this…
How to Debate a Science Denier
Noozilla Top,
A new finding shows that marshaling facts and identifying an opponent’s rhetorical techniques are effective at dampening a…
How To Respond to Anti-Vaxxers
Science-Based Medicine,
How do we best address the anti-vaccine phenomenon? It's complicated.
Countering misinformation about flu vaccine: Why it’s so hard
KevinMD.com,
Many Americans hold beliefs about the flu vaccine that are at odds with the best available scientific evidence. For example, a…
Social Science and Inoculation Against Vaccination Myths
social science space,
Many Americans hold beliefs about the flu vaccine that are at odds with the best available scientific evidence. For example…
What research says about how bad information spreads online
Journalist's Resource,
In an article that originally appeared in Harvard Business Review, we explain what scholars know to date about the reach and…
Anti-vaccine sentiment associated with belief in conspiracy theories
Science-Based Medicine,
A recent survey examined the relationship between opposition to vaccines, belief in conspiracy theories, and other factors. …
People don't remember changing their minds
Journalist's Resource,
People who change their beliefs tend not to recall their initial, opposing beliefs.The post People don’t remember changing…
Противники вакцинации оказались поборниками духовной чистоты и свободы
N+1: научные статьи, новости, открытия,
Американские родители, которые выступают
Seven ways to talk to anti-vaxxers (that might actually change their minds)
Healthy Debate,
The post Seven ways to talk to anti-vaxxers (that might actually change their minds) appeared first on Healthy Debate.
Scientists can vaccinate us against fake news
Forum:Blog,
The persistence of misinformation spread by anti-vaccine campaigners is still having fatal effects. But it's only one instance…
Another study shows just how hard it is to change beliefs in antivaccine misinformation
Respectful Insolence,
Correcting antivaccine misinformation is hard. Real hard. Another study shows us just how hard.
TWiV 442: The New York Tim
This Week in Virology with Vincent Racaniello,
Freelance science journalist Tim Requarth joins the TWiVers to explain why scientists should stop thinking that explaining…
Study: Training parents as immunization advocates a promising approach to vaccine hesitancy
The Pump Handle,
Protecting babies and children against dangerous — sometimes fatal — diseases is a core mission of public health. Everyday, in…
Baby boomer? Why aren’t you getting tested for hep C?
KevinMD.com,
Are you a baby boomer? Have you been tested for hepatitis C virus (HCV)? Do you know why you should be tested for hepatitis C?
How motivated skepticism strengthens incorrect beliefs
Boing Boing,
This is part two in my "The Backfire Effect" series. This one focuses on motivated reasoning, specifically something called…
YANSS 094 – How motivated skepticism strengthens incorrect beliefs
You Are Not So Smart,
By now you’ve likely heard of confirmation bias. As a citizen of the internet the influence of this cognitive tendency is…
How do you argue for diversity?
Babies Learning Language,
During the last couple of months I have been serving as a member of my department's diversity committee, charged with examining…
Believe It or Not, Science Deniers Aren't Stupid
Big Think,
Are people with blatantly un-scientific views stupid? The authors of Denying to the Grave: Why We Ignore the Facts That Will…
Peut-on répondre à la désinformation ?
InternetActu.net,
Depuis l’élection de Trump (voir nos deux précédents articles : « Trump : les 5 échecs des nouvelles technologies » et « Facebook…
Concerned Parents Duped by Deceptive Sound Bites and Junk Science
Shot of Prevention,
One of our priorities on Shot of Prevention blog is to provide accurate, evidence-based immunization information so that people…
Catherine Hough-Telford: How have pediatricians’ experiences of vaccine delays and refusals changed?
Latest BMJ blogs,
It’s unbelievable that one of the most remarkable innovations of our time—one that has prevented millions of deaths—has come…
As more parents refuse vaccines, more doctors cut ties with families
Health | 89.3 KPCC,
Between 2006 and 2013, the percentage of parents who refused to give their kids some vaccines almost doubled, according to a…
Public Health Takes on Anti-Vaccine Propaganda: Damage done, Challenges Ahead
Public Health,
Editor’s Note: PLOSBLOGS invited independent science journalist Beth Skwarecki to assess and contextualize the controversy…
Pediatric Vaccination: Who Bears The Burden?
Health Affairs Blog - REMOVED,
Editor’s note: For more on this topic, check out the February issue of Health Affairs on vaccines. The United States benefits…
Why Fact-Checking Donald Trump Backfires
Slate Articles,
When you Google “Republican establishment,” the top search completion is “vs Trump,” the second is just “Trump,” and the fourth…
Vaccination as CDC Persuasion Play
Persuasion Blog,
I’ll take it as a given that you know there’s been a raging controversy over childhood vaccinations in the past couple of years …
Resolving Conflicting Research Results: Vaccine Education is Tricky
ICBS Everywhere,
Note: This post also appears on Insight, the official blog of the Skeptic Society. A few months ago I wrote about the…
When Vaccine Data doesn’t Change Minds, Directing Attention to Risks is Effective
Scientific Computing All,
Changing Anti-Vaxxers' Minds
Pacific Standard. Smart Journalism. Real Solutions.,
A doctor performing a typhoid vaccination in Texas, 1943. (Photo: John Vachon/Wikimedia Commons)The question of how to convince…
Simple intervention can moderate anti-vaccination beliefs, study finds
PsyPost,
It might not be possible to convince someone who believes that vaccines cause autism that they don’t. Telling skeptics that…
Convincing Antivaxxers
NeuroLogica Blog,
A new study has been published in PNAS exploring methods for changing the attitudes of those who are anti-vaccine. The results…
How To Argue With Anti-Vaxxers, According To Science
IFLScience - Health and Medicine,
Health and…
Inoculating Against Science Denial
MAHB,
Science denial has real, societal consequences. Denial of the link between HIV and AIDS led to more than 330,000 premature…
Training doctors to talk about vaccines fails to sway parents
Health | 89.3 KPCC,
The question of how to communicate with parents about vaccines is getting increasing interest from academia.; Credit: /iStockpho…
Training Doctors To Talk About Vaccines Fails To Sway Parents
Shots - Health News,
The question of how to communicate with parents about vaccines is getting increasing interest from academia.
Training Doctors To Talk About Vaccines Fails To Sway Parents
Health,
An effort to get doctors to improve their communication skills didn't reduce the number of new mothers hesitant about vaccines.
Training Doctors to Talk about Vaccines Fails to Sway Parents
Science | KQED Public Media for Northern CA,
After years of increasing rates of parents voluntarily choosing to skip vaccinations for their children, public health…
Fake Science: Parents have some relevant experience here
Momma Data: Debunking Children's Health News,
Another much-hyped study almost certainly will be yanked from the scientific literature. Retracted. Deleted but not forgotten. It…
JAMA Forum: When Good Science Doesn’t Sway Minds, It’s Time to Move On
news@JAMA,
Just recently, a study published in JAMA once again confirmed that the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine is not related…
Vaccine Confidence in the United States: A New Report
The SkeptVet Blog,
IntroductionAs I have been quite involved in the struggle to reform our vaccination exemption laws here in California, I’ve…
How should scientists respond to science denialism?? John Cook explains @ConversationEDU
CauseScience,
Inoculating against science…
Inoculating Against Climate Science Denial
DeSmogBlog,
This is a guest post by John Cook, The University of Queensland. Science denial has real, societal consequences. Denial of the…
Inoculating Against Science Denial
I Fucking Love Science,
Health and…
Inoculating against science denial
Skeptical Science,
Science denial has real, societal consequences. Denial of the link between HIV and AIDS led to more than 330,000 premature…
The Backfire Effect: When Correcting False Beliefs Has the Opposite of the Intended Effect
Big Think,
How providing people with evidence about the safety and effectiveness of vaccines can backfire.Read More
Impfangst: Wir sind nicht leicht zu überzeugen
Amuse-Gueule,
Durch einen Artikel von Rebecca Watson, Stopping Vaccine Denial: Are We Doing It Wrong?, wurde ich auf einen Artikel von…
The Psychology of Vaccine Denial and The New Anti-Intellectualism
ICBS Everywhere,
I don’t know if this could really be called “new”, but it’s a form of anti-intellectualism that usually goes unnoticed. I find…
When Parents Hesitate About Vaccines, What Should Health-Care Providers Say?
IFLScience - Health and Medicine,
Health and…
What to say when parents hesitate about vaccines – Kristin Hendrix @US_Conversation
CauseScience,
When parents hesitate about vaccines, what should health-care providers say? By Kristin S. Hendrix, Indiana University School…
Throwing Science At Anti-Vaxxers Just Makes Them More Hardline
I Fucking Love Science,
Health and…
The “Backfire Effect”: Correcting false beliefs about vaccines can be surprisingly counterproductive
BPS Research Digest,
Nearly half of the US population wrongly believes the flu vaccine can give you flu,but correcting this error has the opposite…
More than One Way to Vaccinate a Cat
The Finch and Pea,
No, this isn’t about cat vaccinations, but you should make sure all your pets’ shots are up to date, too. It is what we like to…
Anti-vax: wrong but not irrational
Mind Hacks,
Since the uptick in outbreaks of measles in the US, those arguing for the right not to vaccinate their children have come under…
Study: HPV vaccine does not lead to higher rates of sexually transmitted diseases [The Pump Handle]
Noozilla Top,
When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first vaccine to protect against cancers caused by certain strains of…
Study: HPV vaccine does not lead to higher rates of sexually transmitted diseases
The Pump Handle,
When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first vaccine to protect against cancers caused by certain strains of…
Lingering gaps permeate public perception of science
SFARI Conversations,
Glynnis Jones / Shutterstock.com When it comes to research, scientists and the public don’t…
How to talk to an anti-vaxxer
Grist,
Those parents who choose not to vaccinate their kids? If we just batter them with enough graphs and quips and indignation…
All our politicians should join together to end the dangerous anti-vaccination madness
Wonkblog,
Intentional non-vaccination is causing avoidable public health disasters in the United States. The problem is particularly…
All our politicians should join together to end the dangerous anti-vaccination madness
Ezra Klein,
Intentional non-vaccination is causing avoidable public health disasters in the United States. The problem is particularly…
Current research about vaccines and vaccination
Marginal Revolution,
From Harvard’s Kennedy Center: …see the related article “Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy,” by report co-chairs Barry R. Bloom of…
Anti-vaccine beliefs, disease outbreaks and messaging
Journalist's Resource,
2015 review of public health and communications research suggesting that messages to address growing noncompliance with…
Toward True Public Engagement in Science
PLOS Biologue,
As California struggles with a measles epidemic brought on by vaccine-refusing parents and surveys reveal that 80 percent of…
“I’m Just Not a Pill Person”: Emotional Underpinnings of Nonadherence
CardioExchange,
The CardioExchange Editors interview Lisa Rosenbaum about her recent commentary on patients’ emotional responses to taking…
Is Margaret Chan Really to Blame for the Delayed Ebola Response?
Public Library of Science - PLoS Medicine,
Sara Gorman (@saragorm) discusses recent criticism of WHO Director-General Margaret Chan and whether the focus should be on…
The people who are the most irrational become moreso when given debunking facts
A Man With A Ph.D.,
Here’s how irrational flu vaccine deniers are [Via Ezra Klein] It’s flu season, a time when health authorities loudly advise…
Here’s how irrational flu vaccine deniers are
Wonkblog,
In this Nov. 27, 2014 photo, Walgreens pharmacist Chris Nguyen gives a free flu shot to Sandra Bazaldua in Houston, Texas. The…
Here’s how irrational flu vaccine deniers are
Ezra Klein,
In this Nov. 27, 2014 photo, Walgreens pharmacist Chris Nguyen gives a free flu shot to Sandra Bazaldua in Houston, Texas. The…
Dartmouth/Univ. of Exeter Study: Correcting myths about the flu vaccine
Brightsurf Science News and Current Events,
With health systems in the U.S., U.K., and around the world trying to increase vaccination levels, it is critical to understand…
Denying Ebola Turns Out To Be A Very Human Response
Health,
There's a long tradition of denial, superstition and wishful thinking when it comes to health. Ebola is no exception. It's all…
From IFLScience to Vaccination
Science, I Choose You!,
Recently, an article in the Columbia Journalism Review about “I F*cking Love Science” (IFLS) founder Elise Andrew (@Elise_Andrew…
From IFLScience to Vaccination
Science, I Choose You!,
Recently, an article in the Columbia Journalism Review about “I F*cking Love Science” (IFLS) founder Elise Andrew (@Elise_Andrew…
Another study finds that despite rare adverse events, childhood vaccines are safe
The Pump Handle,
Vaccine safety is one of those topics that has become so tragically mired in misinformation and myth that there can never be…
How We Learn to Love Vaccines
DoubleXScience,
What works with parents in promoting vaccinations By Leah Shaffer Almost everyone is vaccinated. “Almost everyone” means…
Here’s why your uncle won’t give up those pesky climate
Grist,
Have you ever been in a fight with someone who just won’t listen to common sense? Who just refuses to acknowledge the meticulousl…
Debunking Vaccine Myths
Momma Data: Debunking Children's Health News,
Debunking vaccination myths might not convince hesistant parents to vaccinate. In fact there's some evidence it actually might…
Guest Blog: When it all backfires
ADC Online,
Although vaccines are probably one of the most effective public health interventions to reduce mortality and morbidity, it’s…
When Evidence Backfires
Big Think,
Don't read this blog post. Definitely don't read it to the end. Didn't I tell you not to read this blog post? You're still…
Sweet Reason Lands On Its Face
In the Pipeline,
This study has implications for many fields of science where its practitioners keep running into rumor and conspiracy theories.
Sweet Reason Lands On Its Face
In the Pipeline,
This study has implications for many fields of science where its practitioners keep running into rumor and conspiracy theories.
How to Talk to Vaccine-Hesitant Parents
Discover Top Stories,
This tweet from today caught my eye: One picture that will convince everyone to vaccinate their kids http://t.co/cPH5cnbd9C …
How to Talk to Vaccine-Hesitant Parents
Collide-a-Scape,
This tweet from today caught my eye: One picture that will convince everyone to vaccinate their kids http://t.co/cPH5cnbd9C …
I’ve Got Your Missing Links Right Here (29 March 2014)
Phenomena » Not Exactly Rocket Science,
Sign up for The Ed’s Up, a weekly newsletter of my writing. Here’s a recent example. Top…
Talking About Immunizations Positively and With Purpose
Shot of Prevention,
We often hear the claim that the public is growing increasingly anxious about the safety of childhood vaccinations. We’re even…
How (Not?) To Win the Information War Over Ukraine
Dart-Throwing Chimp,
In an opinion piece for The Telegraph last Friday (here), writer Anne Applebaum bemoans that Russia is winning the “information…
How (Not?) To Win the Information War Over Ukraine
Dart-Throwing Chimp,
In an opinion piece for The Telegraph last Friday (here), writer Anne Applebaum bemoans that Russia is winning the “information…
Account for Both Cue and Rebound
Litigation PostScript. Persuasion Strategies for Litigators,
By Dr. Ken Broda-Bahm: The prospects for persuasion in some cases can seem quite dismal. Those who are most committed to a…
Telling parents how vaccines are safe makes them *less* likely to vaccinate their kids
The Science Bit,
Here’s a classic science communication fiasco. Many of us believe empiricism enables the resolution of uncertainty with data…
Here are 5 examples of facts making people dumber
Grist,
On Monday, I reported on the latest study to take a bite out of the idea of human rationality. In a paper just published in…
According to a New Study, Nothing Can Change an Anti-Vaxxer’s Mind
3quarksdaily,
Amanda Marcotte in Slate: While some false beliefs, such as astrology, are fairly harmless, parents who believe falsely that…
A nice empirical study of vaccine risk communication--and an unfortunate, empirically uninformed reaction to it
Cultural Cognition Blog,
Pediatrics published (in “advance on-line” form) an important study yesterday on the effect of childhood-vaccine risk…