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Why Public Health Is in Crisis: Threats, Departures, New Laws | The New York Times
by Mike Baker and Danielle Ivory
3 days ago
As she leaves work, Dr. Allison Berry keeps a vigilant eye on her rearview mirror, watching the vehicles around her,…
Vaccines, Misinformation, And Pregnancy | NPR
by NPR
October 15, 2021
The CDC is amping up its plea for pregnant people to get vaccinated. Vaccination rates for pregnant people are far…
Meet The Medical Experts Debunking COVID Misinformation On TikTok | HuffPost Life
by Brittany Wong
October 13, 2021
Katrine Wallace, an epidemiologist and adjunct assistant professor at the University of Illinois Chicago, joined TikTok at the start of…
Anti-Vaxxers Could Fuel Spike in Childhood Diseases: ‘It Will Be Horrific’ | Newsweek
by Stephen Friess
October 6, 2021
A recent gathering in a Quality Inn ballroom in rural Bradley, Illinois, offered a glimpse—terrifying to most epidemiologists, thrilling to…
YouTube Bans Anti-Vaccine Misinformation | The New York Times
by Davey Alba
September 30, 2021
But creating a new set of rules and enforcement policies took months, because it is difficult to rein in content…
Even Some Health Care Workers Refuse To Get The COVID-19 Vaccine | NPR
by Deepa Shivaram
September 20, 2021
As new data shows 1 in 500 Americans has died from COVID-19 and the delta variant continues to surge across…
Adult vaccinations such as tetanus, shingles, pneumonia are often forgotten | The Washington Post
by Marlene Cimons
September 7, 2021
As children grow up, pediatricians routinely remind their parents when vaccinations are due. But there are few regular notices that nudge…
Spanish-language Covid disinformation is aimed at Latinos as delta surges | NBC Latino
by Carmen Sesin
September 7, 2021
On a recent show on Actualidad, a Miami AM radio station, the host was promoting a false cure for Covid-19:…
Opinion: Covid Misinformation Comes From the Top, Too | The New York Times
by Bret Stephens
July 28, 2021
This spring, the Center for Countering Digital Hate published “The Disinformation Dozen” — a report on the 12 influencers it…