Tag: Vaccine misinformation
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South Carolina Measles Outbreak: The chilling reach of vaccine misinformation
How the outbreak began and what’s at stake In early November, as winter loomed, health officials in Boiling Springs, South Carolina, opened a pop-up clinic to offer free measles vaccines to adults. The move underscored a growing public health concern: a measles outbreak that authorities say is being amplified by misinformation about vaccines. While the…
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South Carolina’s Measles Outbreak Highlights the Dangers of Vaccine Misinformation
Background: A Quiet, Growing Threat The measles outbreak sweeping through parts of South Carolina has unfolded in ways that public health officials say are all too familiar: a cluster of cases, a ripple effect on families and schools, and a surge of online chatter that questions the safety and necessity of vaccines. In Boiling Springs…
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RFK Jr Claims He Instructed CDC on Vaccines-Autism Language
Background In a recent interview, health advocate and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) asserted that he personally instructed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to change the way its website describes the relationship between vaccines and autism. The claim adds another layer to ongoing debates about vaccine safety, public health…
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In America’s War on Autism, Families Like Eileen’s Are On the Frontline
Introduction: The front line of a public health debate Dateline’s examination of America’s autism landscape reveals a country wrestling with care, policy and belief. In households across the United States, families confront a spectrum of needs and a patchwork of supports that can feel as varied as the condition itself. At the center of the…