vaccines Archives - Flux https://flux.community/tag/vaccines/ A platform for change Thu, 18 May 2023 02:09:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Right-wing media’s lies about Covid shots are making Republicans more skeptical of other vaccines https://flux.community/matthew-sheffield/2023/05/right-wing-medias-campaign-against-covid-shots-is-making-republicans-more-skeptical-of-other-vaccines/ Wed, 17 May 2023 20:32:39 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=13480 A new study from the Pew Research Center shows that fear and anger stoked by right-wing media outlets against Covid-19 vaccinations seems to have also increased Republicans’ distrust of childhood vaccinations against other diseases, such as measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR). Overall public confidence that the benefits of the MMR vaccine outweigh the risks appears […]

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]]> If misinformation spreads similarly to viruses, can treatments for it be developed? https://flux.community/christie-aschwanden/2023/04/if-misinformation-spreads-similarly-to-viruses-can-treatments-for-it-be-developed/ Tue, 11 Apr 2023 16:17:23 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=13178 In the early months of 2022, U.S. intelligence officials announced that Russian propagandists were preparing to release a fake video and images that purported to show Ukrainian aggression as a pretext for Russia’s planned invasion. “The goal of these campaigns was not to convince foreign audiences that Russia’s military invasion was somehow justified, but to […]

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]]> ‘Pandemic is far from over’: People’s CDC tells Congress to fund covid response https://flux.community/kenny-stancil/2022/08/pandemic-is-far-from-over-peoples-cdc-tells-congress-to-fund-covid-response/ Wed, 31 Aug 2022 13:00:50 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=12179 A progressive coalition called the People’s CDC on Tuesday criticized the federal government for releasing a “horrifying set” of relaxed public health guidelines earlier this month and urged lawmakers to allocate sufficient funding to ensure that everyone has free access to masks, tests, treatments, vaccines, and other resources needed to defeat Covid-19. “The pandemic is far from over,” the People’s […]

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]]> In ‘critical step to fight monkeypox,’ Biden administration declares emergency https://flux.community/brett-wilkins/2022/08/in-critical-step-to-fight-monkeypox-biden-administration-declares-emergency/ Fri, 05 Aug 2022 18:00:14 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=11951 Following growing activist pressure and criticism, the Biden administration on Thursday declared monkeypox a national public health emergency, a move that empowers federal agencies to better direct resources toward combating an outbreak that’s infected thousands of Americans. Speaking to reporters at an afternoon press briefing, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said the administration is […]

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