US EditionExposure to false measles and vaccine claims rises: Survey
- A KFF poll released today found widespread exposure among US adults to false claims about measles and vaccines.
- This survey occurs amid a significant US measles outbreak driven by declining vaccination rates in various areas.
- Most adults and parents have heard false claims and many feel unsure about what information to believe.
- Nearly two-thirds of adults reported hearing the false claim that the MMR vaccine causes autism.
- Parents believing false claims are more than twice as likely to delay or skip some childhood vaccinations.
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OKLAHOMA VOICE: Poll: Belief in false measles claims correlated with lower vaccination rates
WASHINGTON — Americans are increasingly unsure what to believe about measles as an outbreak spreads throughout the country, according to a survey released Wednesday by the nonpartisan health research organization KFF.
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Personal beliefs do not supersede the public good – and vaccination is a public good The above quote – taken from a headline in the Globe and Mail – is wrong. It is wrong in general and the specific. It doesn’t matter what “personal beliefs” are being referred to, and it doesn’t matter which particular …
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The Baltimore Sun
Measles misinformation is on the rise — and Americans are hearing it, survey finds
By Arthur Allen, KFF Health News While the most serious measles epidemic in a decade has led to the deaths of two children and spread to 27 states with no signs of letting up, beliefs about the safety of the measles vaccine and the threat of the disease are sharply polarized, fed by the anti-vaccine views of the country’s most senior health official. Related Articles States that enshrined Medicaid expansion in their constitutions c…
Concerned about US vaccine misinformation and access, public health experts start Vaccine Integrity Project
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