In 1998, British physician Andrew Wakefiled published a paper claiming he had found a direct connection between the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine with autism. His dangerous claims caused an entire movement of people who were no longer willing to vaccinate their children out of fear...
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Feb 2025
The Anti-Vaccine Movement
The alleged link between vaccines and autism was first published in 1998, in a since-retracted study in medical journal The Lancet. The claim has been repeatedly disproven: there is no evidence that vaccines and autism are related. But by the mid-2000s, the myth was out there, an ... Show More
48m 48s
May 13
Special Episode: Dr. Adam Ratner & Booster Shots
For the past few months, measles has been in regular rotation in the news cycle here in the US, with outbreaks occurring across the country in regions with low vaccine uptake. These outbreaks represent a worrying trend in the rejection of scientific and medical expertise, with lo ... Show More
52m 32s
Sep 2024
Vaccins et maladies infantiles: quels sont les principaux freins à la vaccination?
En 2023, l’OMS et l’Unicef constataient une stagnation de la couverture vaccinale infantile dans le monde, entraînant une recrudescence de certaines maladies, comme la rougeole. Pourtant, les jeunes enfants sont davantage exposés aux risques de complications de ces maladies, la m ... Show More
2m 3s
Jun 17
Information Inoculation: Defending Against Medical Myths: The real reason polio is so dangerous | Dan Kwartler
In 1952, polio was everywhere: killing or paralyzing roughly half a million people annually. Yet just 10 years later, paralytic polio cases in the US dropped by 96% and we were on track to get rid of polio for good. But in recent years, the virus started striking back. So, what’s ... Show More
34m 45s