Social media posts in both English and Spanish reacted to Reuters’s report about a clandestine Pentagon anti-vaccine campaign to discredit China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine. Posts shared quotes and parts of the report while criticizing the Pentagon’s actions, especially its role in undermining broader public health efforts in...
Last week, multiple sports news outlets reported that professional soccer player Lionel Messi recently opened up about his experience seeking mental health treatment. Messi said that while he was initially reluctant to see a psychologist, “...it did me a lot of good, I really liked it, and it helped me....
In a recent series of investigative articles, STAT reported that many pregnant people with sickle cell disease have received tubal ligations from health care providers without being adequately informed that the procedure would be permanent. Although patients must sign consent forms before undergoing these kinds of procedures, experts quoted in...
Last week, the New York Times and the Baltimore Banner reported that Black men in their “mid-50s to early 70s” in Baltimore account for nearly 30 percent of overdose deaths, despite making up just seven percent of Baltimore’s population. According to the New York Times article, “Black men of...
A team of researchers from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and The Immunization Partnership recently reviewed witness statements from hearings during the 2021 Texas legislative session about vaccine requirements. Their study shed light on anti-vaccine arguments that have influenced public policy. Top concerns in witness testimonies included...
The California Department of Public Health recently warned of a possible whooping cough outbreak in the state as cases rise across the country. Public health officials are encouraging residents to keep themselves and their children up to date on vaccinations and seek immediate treatment if they experience symptoms. Recommendation: The...
Last week, the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) reported a case of measles in a New Jersey resident who had recently traveled internationally. The NJDOH warned that people who were at the Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center Emergency Department on June 1 may have been exposed and encouraged all...
Last week, several vaccine opponents with large social media platforms cited an Ohio State University study to falsely claim that COVID-19 vaccines increase the risk of death from COVID-19 infection. This study initially circulated on the social media accounts of vaccine opponents in March. The study, which was published in...
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the dismissal of a lawsuit against the state of California over the now-expired COVID-19 vaccine mandates for Los Angeles school employees. The ruling allows the case to move forward, a year after a lower district court dismissed the suit because a previous Supreme...
A new study published in BMJ assessed data from 47 countries from Our World in Data between 2020 and 2022, finding a total of three million reported excess deaths, with 2021 having the highest number of reported deaths. The study concluded that “excess mortality has remained high in the Western...
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