S3E2 - The Immunity (Antivax)

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Out of an abundance of caution, we are making this podcast.

Chris doesn't hesitate to take us on the longest CoJW episode journey yet, into the movement(s) that oppose all that science we set up in the previous episode.

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*Search Categories*

Science / Pseudoscience; Anthropological; Destructive; Conspiracy Theory; Alt Medicine / Wellness

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*Topic Spoiler*

Antivax & Vaccine Hesitancy

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*Further Reading*

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallpox

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccine

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallpox_vaccine

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variolation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Advisory_Committee_on_Vaccine_Safety

https://www.amazon.com/Anti-vaxxers-How-Challenge-Misinformed-Movement/dp/0262539322

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/landig/article/PIIS2589-7500(20)30227-2/fulltext

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanchi/article/PIIS2352-4642(19)30092-6/fulltext

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2281-1

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02671-0

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-20226-9

great explanation of herd immunity

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccine_hesitancy

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/321207

https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/the-influence-of-the-anti-vaccine-movement

https://www.bmj.com/content/369/bmj.m2184

https://www.spectrumnews.org/opinion/how-anti-vaccine-activists-are-using-covid-19-to-boost-their-movement/

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/23/health/anti-vaccination-movement-us.html

https://ftp.historyofvaccines.org/content/articles/history-anti-vaccination-movements

https://www.historyofvaccines.org/timeline/all

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6515949/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6122668/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5355208/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1200696/

https://www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/vaccine-hesitancy-escalating-danger-africa

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-is-the-most-anti-vaxxer-country-in-the-world-2019-06-19

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/31/covid-france-pandering-to-anti-vaxxers-with-slow-vaccine-rollout

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/peteraldhous/global-survey-vaccine-safety-measles-outbreaks

https://globalhealth.duke.edu/news/many-faces-vaccine-hesitancy

https://hbr.org/2021/01/to-overcome-vaccine-hesitancy-we-need-a-better-patient-experience

https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/the-long-history-of-americas-anti-vaccination-movement

https://www.codastory.com/waronscience/history-global-anti-vaxxer-movement/

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/parents/why-vaccinate/vaccine-decision.html

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fact-or-fiction-vaccines-are-dangerous/

https://www.publichealth.org/public-awareness/understanding-vaccines/vaccine-myths-debunked/

https://www.historyofvaccines.org/content/articles/vaccine-side-effects-and-adverse-events

https://www.healthline.com/health/vaccinations/immunization-complications

https://www.npr.org/2021/01/01/952716705/some-health-care-workers-are-hesitant-about-getting-covid-19-vaccines

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/12/24/948776228/trusted-messengers-trusted-messages-how-to-overcome-vaccine-hesitancy

https://www.contagionlive.com/view/misinformation-is-a-public-health-threat-without-easy-cures

https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/08/tech/instagram-vaccine-misinformation/index.html

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/05/vaccines-dna-23andme/589915/

https://jezebel.com/heres-a-fairly-comprehensive-list-of-anti-vaccination-c-1714760128

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/treat-it-like-terrorism-how-to-stop-anti-vaccine-propaganda_uk_6048a816c5b636ed3377281f

https://www.who.int/vaccine_safety/committee/topics/adjuvants/Jun_2012/en/

https://www.who.int/vaccine_safety/committee/topics/aluminium/statement_112002/en/

https://www.obgproject.com/2017/10/03/aluminum-vaccine-safety-evidence/

https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/move-over-christopher-shaw-theres-a-new-antivaccine-scientist-in-town/

https://respectfulinsolence.com/2017/09/21/torturing-more-mice-in-the-name-of-antivaccine-pseudoscience-2017-aluminum-edition/

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/claudiakoerner/autism-anti-vax-misinformation-spread-measles-cures

https://autisticadvocacy.org/2017/02/autism-and-the-disability-community-the-politics-of-neurodiversity-causation-and-cure/

https://www.newsweek.com/i-have-autism-anti-vaxx-offesive-wakefield-1444538

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