HHS funding of mRNA flu vaccines fuels anti-vaccine debate
VaccinesPlus, vaccine posts discuss exemptions and cancer myths. Regional conversations discuss childhood vaccines, edible vaccines, and the “quad-demic.”...
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Plus, vaccine posts discuss exemptions and cancer myths. Regional conversations discuss childhood vaccines, edible vaccines, and the “quad-demic.”...
This week, debates spiked online about maternal and COVID-19 vaccine safety, while regional conversations discussed school and employer vaccine mandates....
In recent weeks, Louisiana restricted public health promotion of certain vaccines, and false claims circulated about bird flu vaccines. Pediatric flu deaths and organ donor vaccination status dominated regional vaccine conversations....
This week, online posts falsely claimed that COVID-19 vaccines cause cancer while regional conversations focused on the uptake of mpox and flu vaccines....
Regionally, there were discussions about vaccine requirements for health workers and parental consent for vaccines....
In the last two weeks, a pseudo-medical organization called for a global ban on mRNA vaccines, and edited video clips cast doubt on COVID-19 mitigation measures. Regional discussions centered on whooping cough and COVID-19 vaccine safety....
This week, social media users discussed a self-amplifying mRNA bird flu vaccine and the global surge in measles cases. Regional conversations focused on whooping cough, bird flu, and debates over COVID-19 and flu vaccine safety....
This week, vaccine opponents again attempted to link COVID-19 vaccines to “turbo cancer” and blood clots. Regional conversations discussed vaccine mandate exemptions and whooping cough....
Politicians continue to dispute COVID-19 vaccine safety at the national level. Regionally, online posts discuss vaccine access and whooping cough vaccines....
Viral posts this week highlighted the backlash to pediatric COVID-19 vaccines and falsely claimed that Dutch courts indicted Bill Gates over COVID-19 vaccines....
This week, the editor of a new anti-vaccine book targets maternal COVID-19 vaccine safety and rising whooping cough cases fuel anti-immigration narratives. Regional vaccine conversations were dominated by bird flu and myths about sudden infant death syndrome....
This week, popular social media posts attacked maternal immunizations and a potential ovarian cancer vaccine. Regionally, social media users debated vaccines for older adults and vaccine mandates....
Plus, data shows drop in vaccine coverage for kindergartners....
False claims spread online about routine and HPV vaccines while regional discussions focused on a rare rabies death and a non-infectious vaccine strain measles case....
Conversations about a newly approved at-home flu vaccine and unverified claims of COVID-19 vaccine mixups trended online this week. Whooping cough and declining childhood immunization dominated regional discussions....
This week, myths about “turbo cancer” and childhood vaccine safety reemerged online. Vaccine hesitancy linked to COVID-19 vaccines dominated regional conversations....
This week, a new study demonstrates RSV vaccine effectiveness as regional health freedom groups oppose tetanus vaccines and vaccination requirements for organ transplants....
This week, posts questioned fall vaccine timing and the measles vaccine, as regional vaccine opponents used a tragic death as an anti-vaccine talking point....
Rare viruses reignite vaccine and pandemic conspiracies....
This week, false claims about infant hepatitis B and COVID-19 vaccines circulated while regional debates about vaccine mandates and the summer COVID-19 surge persist....
Regionally, back-to-school vaccinations, declining immunization rates, and the Oregon measles outbreak dominated conversations....
This week, false claims about bird flu vaccines and inhaled COVID-19 vaccines spread online, as rising measles and COVID-19 cases raise regional concerns....
Conversations also spiked after former President Trump doubled down on his commitment to weakening school vaccine mandates....
This week, two presidential candidates promoted vaccine myths, adult chickenpox went viral, and school vaccines drew ire in the South....
In trending conversations this week, fearmongering about pediatric vaccine safety on the rise as measles outbreaks in the Northwest and Midwest sparked false claims....
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