As a kid I can remember my Dad going off to Rotary meetings and coming back talking about how polio could one day be eradicated. He and his decidedly uncool and stuffy Rotarian buddies did some serious…
As we prepare for the 2014 influenza season, vaccines are in the news again. Also in the news is the latest chapter in a drawn out drama of vaccine misinformation. In case you may have missed this, after…
Whenever stories about vaccination hit the headlines, just how deeply we value vaccines becomes strikingly clear. Whether it’s the celebration of new vaccines, the outrage at disease outbreaks, or the…
Brazilian disinformation experts Ergon Cugler and Igor Sacramento talk to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
When all the evidence points in one direction, people can quite happily go the other. Whether it’s Trump, Brexit or climate change.
Australia is unique in using parental financial incentives for immunisation.
Important research questions can almost always be answered better with a combination of methods – where both quantitive and qualitative data play a role.
Anti-vaxxer movement is often portrayed as a powerful force. They are anything but.
The pros and pitfalls of this type of thinking
You’d be surprised how far back the roots of anti-vaccine arguments stretch.
