Antivax 101: Tactics and Tropes of the Antivaccine Movement

09Apr12

This is the first of a series of posts adapting a presentation made at The Ontario Public Health Convention in April, 2011. The presentation, “Fighting in the Trenches: Countering Anti-Vaccine Sentiment with Social Media” was a panel discussion from Scott Gavura and Kimberly Hébert: One of the best parts of the infectious disease outbreak movie […]

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H1N1 Antivax Paranoia

25Oct09

All my illusions that Canada is free of anti-vaccination zealots (antivaxxers) disappeared this week as the H1N1 vaccine was approved in Canada. After starting an H1N1 information page on Facebook (please join) it’s been an ongoing challenge to respond to the antivaccine comments – comments that are incorrect and often deliberately misleading. This is quite […]

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Tags: antivax, H1N1, influenza