antivaxxers
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Thanks, Anti-Vaxxers: 2019 Is Already A Record-Breaking Year For Measles, CDC Says
Measles is having a big year: According to the Washington Post, the Centres for Disease Control has confirmed 695 reported cases of measles in 22 states across the U.S. so far in 2019. That’s the largest number on record since the disease was declared eliminated in the U.S. at the turn of the century.
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Instagram Purges Its Platform Of Some Popular Anti-Vaccine Hashtags, But Others Are Still Thriving
Following an investigative report by The Atlantic on the prevalence of misinformation on Instagram, the company appears to be scrubbing its platform of some popular anti-vaxxer content.
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I Love Vaccines. Which Ones Can I Get As An Adult?
The anti-vaccination movement has more than earned its latest round of bad press. The U.S., Madagascar and various other countries are currently dealing with several outbreaks of measles, a disease effectively wiped out by routine childhood vaccination in the country two decades ago. And just this week, Oregon doctors reported that a six-year-old boy had…
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Amazon Appears To Yank Anti-Vaxxer Documentaries From Prime Video Streaming
Following an open letter from Representative Adam Schiff calling on Jeff Bezos to curb the promotion of anti-vaccination content and videos on Amazon, it appears his website has done just that.