July 2020 - Anticentric

COVID-19

With their loud and effective campaigns, anti-vaxxers could hurt efforts to build COVID-19 herd immunity

July 17, 2020 Alfred Romann

Anti-vaccine attitudes are gaining traction globally thanks in part to effective social media campaigns and messaging. The spread of this anti-vaccine messaging could make it impossible to protect against Covid-19.

Need for speed in Covid-19 vaccine creates challenges and enhancement danger

July 14, 2020 Sergio Held

There are around 149 projects underway to develop a Covid-19 vaccine. These projects are moving at unprecedented speed. The speed itself creates challenges and requires companies to pay extra attention to safety.

Vaccines

Whack-a-measles: Resurgence of eradicated disease points to dangers of vaccine hesitancy

July 9, 2020 Bryan Wong

Measles outbreaks have put herd immunity and vaccination progress in danger. Hong Kong managed the outbreak well thanks to strong vaccination rates.

Vaccines

Lesson for the world: Polio makes a comeback in Pakistan as misinformation, fear and mistrust power antivaxxer movements

July 7, 2020 Khawar Khan

Polio has been making a comeback in Pakistan, riding a wave of antivaxxer sentiment that is driven by misinformation, fear and mistrust.

Anti-vaxxer conspiracy theories and hesitancy: Interview

July 2, 2020 Sergio Held

Antivaxxers have become more vocal as Covid-19 spread. Their warnings about the perceived dangers of vaccines often ignore existing data and pick on single facts in isolation and without context.

Vaccines

Vaccination: Stalled progress makes old diseases new again

July 2, 2020 Alfred Romann

Diseases like measles, thought to be controlled, are making a comeback as vaccine hesitancy rises. Social media amplifies anti-vaccine sentiment.