A new study flagged two potential safety concerns associated with pediatric monovalent COVID-19 vaccines: heart inflammation myocarditis after Pfizer vaccination in adolescents aged 12 to 17, and seizure after Pfizer vaccination in children aged 2 to 4 and after Moderna vaccination in children aged 2 to 5. Vaccine opponents have...
A Spanish-language social media user reposted a video from a well-known anti-vaccine doctor and spread false claims about COVID-19 vaccine safety. The user wrote that COVID-19 vaccines are a “poisonous cocktail” and that they were to blame for her sister’s and sister-in-law’s fatal heart attacks as well as...
Post in English and Spanish recognized National Infant Immunization Week and World Immunization Week. Health departments, government entities, community organizations, media outlets, NGOs, and individuals emphasized the real-world impact of vaccines, promoted immunization guidelines, and highlighted local, national, and global vaccination efforts. Recommendation: Trending conversations about vaccines provide an opportunity...
This week, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced emergency legislation that will permit physicians from Arizona to provide reproductive health care—including abortion care—in California. This announcement came after Arizona's Supreme Court voted to uphold a law from 1864 that bans all abortions, with no exceptions for rape...
Last week, a BBC article about the ADHD medication shortage began circulating on multiple social media platforms. In response to the article, some social media users shared unproven alternatives to ADHD medication for those who are struggling to access their prescriptions, such as psilocybin and CBD gummies, while others falsely...
One of several vaccine-related bills recently introduced in Louisiana is generating conversation online. Bill HB288 would require all autopsies of sudden infant deaths in children under 1 year to include vaccine records. Some social media users and anti-vaccine groups are expressing support for the bill and suggesting that vaccines are...
An anti-vaccine newsletter republished part of an article from a San Jose, California, newspaper about an analysis by its publisher alleging that while California’s white populations initially saw fewer COVID-19-related deaths due to economic advantages, the numbers have changed. According to the analysis, white people accounted for 60 percent...
A recent survey of U.S. college students published in JAMA Pediatrics found that while more than half of the students surveyed could correctly identify the signs of an opioid overdose and expressed a willingness to intervene, just one in seven students knew how to administer naloxone. While there is...
A recent article in The Iowa Standard reported on a growing movement among Iowa politicians and health care professionals to remove mRNA COVID-19 vaccines from the market, citing safety concerns. Social media reactions are mixed, with some users claiming that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are unsafe and others suggesting that vaccination...
New Hampshire’s House passed a bill that would eliminate the requirement for proof of polio and measles vaccines for children in daycare. If the bill passes the state Senate, New Hampshire would become the only U.S. state with this kind of law, although other states allow for religious...
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