Important!

Confronting evolution & expansion of anti-vaccine activism thelancet.com/journals/lance… by @RMCarpiano @PeterHotez @ArthurCaplan et al.

Key themes: Progression into right-wing identity & activism; networked spreading of bunk; > harassment & threats.

#VaccinesWork 1/4
Needed response to antivaxx noise...

"First, we suggest the development of networked communities capable of reaching the public at the right time, at the right place, and with the right messenger about vaccine-related information—especially to pre-empt and pre-bunk..." 2/4
"Second, we suggest input is solicited from outside the usual public health agencies. ....

Thus, interdisciplinary and intersectoral collaborations are essential for developing effective responses." 3/4

cc @jasonlschwartz @THCallaghan
"Third, we suggest these networked & coordinated communities are leveraged to counter relevant trends in anti-vaccine efforts. This action will include separating narratives about liberty from anti-vaccine attitudes..." 4/4

#VaccinesWork!

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Feb 3, 2022
The (not peer-reviewed) Hopkins study is everywhere. These critiques worth considering...

"Expert reaction to a preprint looking at the impact of lockdowns, as posted on the John Hopkins Krieger School of Arts and Sciences website" sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reactio… via @SMC_London
Much-hyped "lockdowns don't work" analysis needs to be placed in context of broader literature. Other studies have found "lockdowns" (variously defined) have had > impact (egs):

journalofinfection.com/article/S0163-…

bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

nature.com/articles/s4158…

journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…
Odd how one (not peer-reviewed) analysis about lockdowns produced so many headlines.

Did this media give same coverage to the many studies (and, to be fair, hard to study well) that have found non-pharmaceutical interventions ("lockdowns") had a big impact? Image
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May 14, 2021
Our team is studying how the media represented "natural herd immunity" as a public health policy option. @marco_zenone @jeremycsnyder @srmarcon

Our research continues (spoiler sum: lots of false balance!).

Many common myths appeared in press. They need to be debunked! 1/6
Natural herd immunity Myth 1: Effective strategy to end pandemic.

Reality: Nope. This approach would lead to millions of deaths and untold suffering. 2/6

#ScienceUpFirst!
Natural herd immunity Myth 2: We can adequately protect those considered high-risk.

Reality: Not practical and ignores harm (long-term and unknown) to those considered "low-risk". 3/6

#ScienceUpFirst!
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Dec 26, 2020
So disappointing to see #immuneboost bunk pushed during a pandemic.

"How to naturally boost your immune system" globalnews.ca/news/7486294/i… via @Globaltv @morningshowCA @jmacspeaks HT @DanielJDrucker

Eating healthy great, but science to support many of these claims iffy at best...
Inaccurate immune boost nonsense circulating everywhere.

Our recent studies found 85.5% of websites provide inaccurate boost bunk: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/10/… cc @morningshowCA @carolynglobal

Instagram immune boost posts usually "devoid of sound science" aacijournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…
And enough with the "Vitamin D" hype! There is, for sure, interesting science on point. It is a space we should watch. But much of the research is observational.

See this helpful critique in context of #COVID conscienhealth.org/2020/11/seriou… by @ConscienHealth cc @liz272 @morningshowca
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