Posts Tagged ‘public health’

How to Talk to Vaccine-Hesitant Parents

April 8, 2014 by Keith Kloor | Filed in science, science communication, select, vaccinations | 21 comments

This tweet from today caught my eye: One picture that will convince everyone to vaccinate their kids http://t.co/cPH5cnbd9C — ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) April 8, 2014 The smart folks at ThinkProgress seem to have missed all the media coverage of this recent study, which found that, for those already suspicious or concerned about vaccines, images of sick children…Continue Reading…

Awful Headline (and Story) of the Day

January 18, 2013 by Keith Kloor | Filed in flu vaccine, medicine, public health, select | 1 comment

Flu Shots Are Damn Dangerous No, that’s not from the Huffington Post. It’s the headline to a Daily Beast story that is beyond the pale. It’s mind-boggling that the Daily Beast–a high-profile media outlet–would give space to this piece of misinformation and scare-mongering. The author’s intent is obviously to sow doubt about the effectiveness and…Continue Reading…