From a vaccine mascot to business leadership, lessons for the US from Brazil’s public health system in building public trust and keeping it
An enduring sense of ownership led businesses and citizens to defend the country’s public health system.
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Education debates are rife with references to war – but have they gone too far?
Are comparisons to war a good way to make a point in debates about education? A scholar of communication says it depends on the analogies and how they are used.
Benjamin Franklin’s fight against a deadly virus: Colonial America was divided over smallpox inoculation, but he championed science to skeptics
When Bostonians in 1721 faced a deadly smallpox outbreak, a new procedure called inoculation was found to help fend off the disease. Not everyone was won over, and newspapers fed the controversy.
Cherry‑picking the Bible and using verses out of context isn’t a practice confined to those opposed to vaccines – it has been done for centuries
A historian of the Bible in American life explains how Bible verses are being picked out of context to make a case for the anti-vaxxer movement.
Emotion is a big part of how you assess risk – and why it’s so hard to be objective about pandemic precautions
How you respond to a risk depends on how you weigh the costs and benefits of an action. The problem is you’re not just a logical computer, and emotions bias your interpretation of the facts.
Unverified reports of vaccine side effects in VAERS aren’t the smoking guns portrayed by right‑wing media outlets – they can offer insight into vaccine hesitancy
Anti-vaccine activists are using the side effect reporting system to spread fear and misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines. But the database could also be used as a gauge for public concerns.
Vaccine mandates misinformation: 2 experts explain the true role of slavery and racism in the history of public health policy – and the growing threat ignorance poses today
Removing vaccine mandates in Florida will worsen health disparities among populations that already have lower vaccination rates.
What’s the law on vaccine exemptions? A religious liberty expert explains
Plenty of groups are offering religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccine mandates, but their legal basis isn’t as rock-solid as that might suggest.
Twitter lifted its ban on COVID misinformation – research shows this is a grave risk to public health
A wealth of research on social media shows that COVID-19 misinformation is damaging to public health.
Why vaccine opponents think they know more than medical experts
Vaccines have long been considered safe, but many people still believe they are not. A new study shows that people who think they know more than medical experts are more likely to believe that vaccine are not safe.
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