In 2019, international vaccine deniers descended on the Pacific island of Samoa.
In the measles outbreak that followed, 1 in every 150 babies aged 6-11 months died.
My piece on a cautionary tale as anti-vaxxers exploit the pandemic for platforms and power.
irishtimes.com/news/world/eur…
In the measles outbreak that followed, 1 in every 150 babies aged 6-11 months died.
My piece on a cautionary tale as anti-vaxxers exploit the pandemic for platforms and power.
irishtimes.com/news/world/eur…
The WHO produced guidelines to help public health officials deal with vocal vaccine deniers in 2016.
It explains how to counter the false claims, and that the audience is not the vaccine deniers (who will not be convinced) but the broader listening public
who.int/immunization/s…
It explains how to counter the false claims, and that the audience is not the vaccine deniers (who will not be convinced) but the broader listening public
who.int/immunization/s…
Some interesting observations from the WHO:
- the arguments of vaccine deniers have not changed much since the invention of vaccines
- out-and-out vaccine deniers are a very, very small group. But they can influence a much larger group of people who are persuadable either way
- the arguments of vaccine deniers have not changed much since the invention of vaccines
- out-and-out vaccine deniers are a very, very small group. But they can influence a much larger group of people who are persuadable either way
In 2016 vaccine deniers were isolated individuals who in no way constituted a "movement" in Europe, the WHO wrote.
I think the social media attention economy and circumstances of the pandemic have created a vast new audience and opportunity for political relevance, unfortunately.
I think the social media attention economy and circumstances of the pandemic have created a vast new audience and opportunity for political relevance, unfortunately.
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