Why Vaccines Work
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As more and more parents are choosing not to vaccinate their children or are vaccinating them later, diseases like measles are making a comeback. What's behind this antivax movement? Are vaccines safe? How do vaccines work? Why do some people claim there is a link between vaccines and autism? This week we look at why are people afraid of something that has saved so many lives, and the history and science of vaccines. #vaccine #antivax #measles
REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:
"The Panic Virus" by Seth Mnookin: http://amzn.to/1CB8Q7p
"On Immunity" by Eula Biss: http://amzn.to/1FTmmH1
Watch "Vaccines: Calling the Shots" from PBS' NOVA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVCO6_bpsEY
The Robert Falcon Scott expedition and the lost cure for scurvy, by Maciej CegĆowski: http://idlewords.com/2010/03/scott_and_scurvy.htm
The incredible value of vaccines: http://www.gavi.org/about/miss....ion/facts-and-figure
The Guardian's herd immunity simulation: http://www.theguardian.com/soc....iety/ng-interactive/
Map of global vaccine rates: http://gamapserver.who.int/gho..../interactive_charts/
How risky are vaccine side effects? http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/va....c-gen/side-effects.h
Eula Biss on vaccines and empathy: http://www.vox.com/2015/2/6/79....92071/how-one-vaccin
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