Last week, a Tennessee woman who had been fired from Blue Cross Blue Shield for refusing to receive a COVID-19 vaccine won a $700,000 settlement. Within a day, news of the settlement spread across multiple news outlets and social media platforms. Some social media users called the woman a...
Last week, a Tennessee woman who had been fired from Blue Cross Blue Shield for refusing to receive a COVID-19 vaccine won a $700,000 settlement. Within a day, news of the settlement spread across multiple news outlets and social media platforms. Some social media users called the woman a...
A Florida mother proposed a bill called Cody’s Law that would allow people with alleged COVID-19 vaccine injuries to receive expedited Medicaid. Last week, she and several other social media users posted about the bill across multiple platforms, tagging Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and asking him to support the...
A Florida mother proposed a bill called Cody’s Law that would allow people with alleged COVID-19 vaccine injuries to receive expedited Medicaid. Last week, she and several other social media users posted about the bill across multiple platforms, tagging Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and asking him to support the...
A “health freedom” group in Georgia recently shared a 2018 social media post criticizing the Electronic Fetal Death Registration System for not recording pregnant people’s vaccination history. The post’s author claimed to be a death certificate clerk and argued that pregnant people who got vaccinated were “risking their...
A “health freedom” group in Georgia recently shared a 2018 social media post criticizing the Electronic Fetal Death Registration System for not recording pregnant people’s vaccination history. The post’s author claimed to be a death certificate clerk and argued that pregnant people who got vaccinated were “risking their...
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...
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...
Former U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams shared a social media post using the pertussis outbreak in Kentucky to illustrate the resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases. Some social media users who commented on the post argued that practices such as covering coughs and taking vitamins are sufficient to prevent the spread...
Former U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams shared a social media post using the pertussis outbreak in Kentucky to illustrate the resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases. Some social media users who commented on the post argued that practices such as covering coughs and taking vitamins are sufficient to prevent the spread...
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