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

The (not peer-reviewed) Hopkins study is everywhere.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…

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!

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…