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Vaccines

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

July 9, 2020 Anticentric

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.

Vaccines: In South Korea, the value of vaccines is built into the country’s economic DNA

June 24, 2020 Anticentric

Even as vaccine hesitancy reemerges as an issue in parts of the world, South Korea is counting on its effective vaccination program and vaccine manufacturing capacity to recover from Covid-19 as fast as possible.

Anti-vaxxers: Mandatory vaccination a point of contention in midst of Covid-19

June 16, 2020 Sergio Held

Among people who are hesitant about vaccines, there are rising concerns that a mandatory shot for Covid-19 is in the offing. Courts have not made decisions against vaccination programs.

Anti-vaxxers: Vaccine hesitancy rears its head around the world as agencies work to reach everyone

June 9, 2020 Sergio Held

At a time when a vaccine is badly needed to get the world back to a post-Covid normal, vaccine hesitancy is on the rise in many places. The consequences could be dire and long-lasting.