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News Fatigue, Anti-Vax and Wars
Nothing is so firmly believed as what is least known.                                                     Michel de MontaigneBy Jan LundiusSTOCKHOLM, Jul 13 2022 (IPS) During the beginning of the pandemic, people wanted to learn more about COVID-19. Enclosed in their homes they watched with fear and fascination how the pandemic swept over the world, while comparing ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - July 13, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jan Lundius Tags: Armed Conflicts COVID-19 Global Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news

Healthcare professional and professional stakeholders' perspectives on vaccine mandates in Switzerland: A mixed-methods study
CONCLUSION: In Switzerland, HCPs generally were opposed to vaccination mandates. Clarity and guidance are needed from health authorities to better inform discussions around vaccine mandates.PMID:35164988 | PMC:PMC8832463 | DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.12.071
Source: Vaccine - February 15, 2022 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: L éna G Dietrich Alyssa L üthy Pia Lucas Ramanathan Nadja Baldesberger Andrea Buhl Lisa Schmid Thurneysen Lisa C Hug L Suzanne Suggs Camilla Speranza Benedikt M Huber Philip E Tarr Michael J Deml Source Type: research

Questions about the measles outbreak you were afraid to ask
There have been over 1,000 cases of measles in the first half of 2019 –the most since 1992, according to the CDC. For comparison, 2018 had 372 cases. With New York at the center of the outbreak, it’s reasonable to have questions–from how to know if you’re fully vaccinated to (if you have infants) whether you […]Find jobs at  Careers by KevinMD.com.  Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now.  Learn more.
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - July 23, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/andrew-cunningham" rel="tag" > Andrew Cunningham, DO < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions Infectious Disease Source Type: blogs

The basics of the MMR vaccine from a pediatrician
As the U.S. endures its largest measles outbreak in 25 years— one that ’s almost certainly going to get worse before it gets better— we ’re getting a lot of calls and questions at my office. What’s measles, what’s the best way to prevent it, when should the vaccine be given to adults and children? […]Find jobs at  Careers by KevinMD.com.  Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now.  Learn more.
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - July 8, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/roy-benaroch" rel="tag" > Roy Benaroch, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Meds Pediatrics Source Type: blogs

Death threats won ’t stop this doctor from advocating for vaccines
In the U.S., we now have an outbreak of measles where the cases number more than it has in decades. Most of the people being infected are unvaccinated, and we ’ve all seen the media reports of the growing tide of anti-vaxxers. While the CDC, WHO, and pretty much every medical and scientific authority across the […]Find jobs at  Careers by KevinMD.com.  Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now.  Learn more.
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 14, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/linda-girgis" rel="tag" > Linda Girgis, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Pediatrics Public Health & Policy Source Type: blogs

The rise and fall of measles vaccinations
Ten years ago it would not have been worth my time to write about measles nor yours to read about it. In the year 2000, thanks to a very effective 2-shot childhood vaccination program using a combined measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, the U.S. was declared free of this potentially lethal disease. However, by the end of […]Find jobs at  Careers by KevinMD.com.  Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now.  Learn more.
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - May 27, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/stephen-g-baum" rel="tag" > Stephen G. Baum, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions Infectious Disease Public Health & Policy Source Type: blogs

Why the Documentary Vaxxed is so Controversial and Important to Support
Recently Dr. Andrew Wakefield directed the documentary Vaxxed to educate the public about autism in general, and more specifically to address the coverup of the 2004 research connecting the MMR vaccine to autism. Gastroenterologist Wakefield has become a champion for the autism community, which stands behind Wakefield’s dedication and work to help the growing numbers of children suffering from autism. Dr. Wakefield’s work has focused on alleviating the gastrointestinal distress often accompanying patients of autism. [1] The movie Vaxxed is controversial because the coverup of the MMR vaccine connection to autism has fa...
Source: vactruth.com - April 27, 2016 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Michelle Goldstein Tags: Logical Michelle Goldstein Recent Articles Top Stories Dr. Andrew Wakefield Dr. William Thompson Robert DeNiro Tribeca Film Festival truth about vaccines Vaxxed Source Type: blogs