Measles resurgence driven by anti-vaccine misinformation stemming from fraudulent 1998 study
By
Michael Le Page
Summary
The article discusses the resurgence of measles due to declining vaccination rates, tracing the problem back to the fraudulent 1998 study linking the MMR vaccine to autism. It criticizes the medical journal that published the flawed research and the journalists who reported it uncritically. Nearly three decades later, the anti-vaccination movement fueled by this misinformation continues to cause low vaccination rates worldwide, despite the measles vaccine having prevented 60 million deaths since 2000. The article argues that combating misinformation is essential to reversing this public health crisis.
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bskyMeasles resurgence driven by anti-vaccine misinformation stemming from fraudulent 1998 studynewscientist.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledI was shocked. Shocked by how bad the paper was, shocked that it was published in a high-status journal and shocked that journalists reported it so uncritically.
Nearly three decades later, the consequences of those bad decisions by doctors and journalists are still reverberating around the world.
The measles vaccine has prevented 60 million deaths since 2000.
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