A “health freedom” group in Georgia recently shared a 2018 social media post criticizing the Electronic Fetal Death Registration System for not recording pregnant people’s vaccination history. The post’s author claimed to be a death certificate clerk and argued that pregnant people who got vaccinated were “risking their...
On June 11, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted to remove the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for city employees. Employees who were previously terminated or voluntarily left their positions after refusing to get vaccinated can now reapply. However, a group of city workers who were fired due to vaccine refusal...
On June 10, Moderna reported positive results from a late-stage clinical trial of a combination mRNA-based flu and COVID-19 vaccine for adults 50 and older. Many online users expressed skepticism about the vaccine, with some declaring that they would never take it. Other posts went further, claiming that they would...
On June 11, a former nurse practitioner in New York was sentenced to 840 hours of community service and five years of probation for selling fake COVID-19 vaccine cards. She was also ordered to forfeit $1.2 million. Several comments on a YouTube video of the nurse speaking on the...
A recent social media post from an anti-vaccine account shared a story of a pharmacist who claims to have developed Guillain-Barré syndrome after having received a COVID-19 vaccine as mandated by their employer. The post then urged followers to support Ohio House Bill 319, which aims to prevent discrimination based...
Social media posts in both English and Spanish reacted to Reuters’s report about a clandestine Pentagon anti-vaccine campaign to discredit China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine. Posts shared quotes and parts of the report while criticizing the Pentagon’s actions, especially its role in undermining broader public health efforts in...
Several popular posts attacking routine vaccines are circulating online. Vaccine opponents continue to misrepresent the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision to overturn the dismissal of an anti-vaccine mandate lawsuit, claiming it proves that health officials lied about COVID-19 vaccine safety and effectiveness. An attorney who has led many anti-vaccine...
A team of researchers from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and The Immunization Partnership recently reviewed witness statements from hearings during the 2021 Texas legislative session about vaccine requirements. Their study shed light on anti-vaccine arguments that have influenced public policy. Top concerns in witness testimonies included...
The California Department of Public Health recently warned of a possible whooping cough outbreak in the state as cases rise across the country. Public health officials are encouraging residents to keep themselves and their children up to date on vaccinations and seek immediate treatment if they experience symptoms. Recommendation: The...
Last week, the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) reported a case of measles in a New Jersey resident who had recently traveled internationally. The NJDOH warned that people who were at the Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center Emergency Department on June 1 may have been exposed and encouraged all...
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