At a town hall meeting with New York City’s mayor, an audience member reported the mayor said “it was un-American” to not allow migrants to work while thousands of New York City employees were terminated for not complying with vaccine mandates. She asked the mayor why he is still...
Last week, the Ohio Capitol Journal published an article about HB 319—the “Conscientious Right to Refuse Act”—which would prevent employers and institutions in Ohio from placing restrictions on those who refuse vaccines or other medical treatments due to personal or religious beliefs. Many social media users who shared...
A recent University of Florida clinical trial found that a newly-developed mRNA cancer vaccine was able to reprogram patients’ immune systems to attack glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer. While many social media users celebrated these findings, others expressed distrust in mRNA technology and made false claims about mRNA COVID-19 vaccine...
A social media user falsely claimed that the vaccines the CDC recommends for babies “include toxic heavy metals and known carcinogens.” The user also compared it to the agency advising against feeding honey to babies before they turn 1. In response, another user responded that they gave their son raw...
A new study quantified the global impact of WHO’s Expanded Programme on Immunization on the 50th anniversary of the program’s inception. The study found that the program’s vaccination efforts have prevented 154 million deaths worldwide, 146 million of which were in children under 5. Vaccine and public...
Vaccine manufacturer AstraZeneca acknowledged in court documents from an ongoing lawsuit in the U.K. that the blood-clotting condition thrombocytopenia syndrome (TSS) is a rare risk associated with its COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccine opponents and some tabloid sites misleadingly framed this as a bombshell admission even though TTS has been known...
Last week, a National Football League player died by suicide at 28 years old. His death sparked conversation on social media about men’s mental health. Some comments on posts about the player’s death said men need more mental health support. Others falsely claimed COVID-19 vaccines cause mental illness...
Last week, Tennessee's governor signed into law the Baby Olivia Act, which will require Tennessee schools to show students a video about fetal development that does not align with the U.S. medical standard. The social media response to the new law is mixed, with some social media...
Last week, a Rolling Stone article celebrated country music artists who are singing and speaking about the opioid crisis and their own experiences with substance use disorder. Country music artist Jamie Wyatt, who was interviewed for the article and spoke in favor of harm reduction, shared the article on Instagram...
A local South Carolina news station reported that multiple cases of whooping cough have been identified at multiple schools. Comments on the article promote false claims that whooping cough vaccines are ineffective and cause death. Recommendation: These types of comments may discourage South Carolina patients from vaccinating their children against...
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