Moms Who Vax: Science Illiteracy in the Daily Paper
As a former journalist, I find myself embarrassed by my profession more and more these days--and more and more grateful for the handful of n...| momswhovax.blogspot.com
As a former journalist, I find myself embarrassed by my profession more and more these days--and more and more grateful for the handful of n...| momswhovax.blogspot.com
Editor's Note: This piece originally appeared on Medium.| Moms Who Vax
Editor's Note: Moms Who Vax has been on an extended hiatus, but we return today with a cross-post of a brief blog post written by Trish Parnell of PKIDs (Parents of Kids with Infectious Diseases). The original post can be found here. | Moms Who Vax
It has become standing advice in all camps—from pediatricians and public health officials to anti-vaccine mouthpieces and chiropractors: do your own “research” on vaccines and then come to a reasoned decision about whether you want to vaccinate your child. Imbedded in that directive is the suggestion that all parents have both the specialized education and critical thinking skills required to do biomedical research.| Moms Who Vax
We are in danger of seeing a commonsense change in Minnesota's immunization law go down without a fight, thanks to the anti-vaccine movement's attempts to derail it. HB 393 would add an education component to our existing personal belief exemption.| Moms Who Vax
By Karen Ernst| Moms Who Vax
By Karen Ernst| Moms Who Vax
Our friends at Voices for Vaccines work tirelessly to make sure the anti-vaccine movement does not succeed in presenting itself as the default "parent voice" heard in any immunization conversation. VFV instead garners the power of the more than ninety percent of parents who choose to protect their children, and the community, by vaccinating. Because of the grassroots nature of the organization, and the fact that VFV does not accept any pharmaceutical funding, it relies entirely on individual ...| Moms Who Vax
Chances are this summer your state's congressmen and women received a letter from a "non-profit, consumer-led charity" urging them to take note of an "urgent need for reform."| Moms Who Vax
By Karen Ernst| Moms Who Vax
I come from a family of science-loving, science-minded| Moms Who Vax
By Karen Ernst| Moms Who Vax
By Karen Ernst| Moms Who Vax
By Karen Ernst| Moms Who Vax
By Amanda Z Naprawa| Moms Who Vax
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In the post below, I urged you to write to Colorado legislators to express your support of HB1288 and to counteract the anti-vaccine rhetoric with which they've been deluged. Putting my money where my mouth is, here is what I've written. It's not perfect, it's not polished, but it's from the heart. Yours can be too!| Moms Who Vax
Editor's Note: I made a mistake in my initial post--Colorado is not trying to eliminate personal belief exemptions (I wish)--the bill simply adds an educational component. | Moms Who Vax
By Karen Ernst| Moms Who Vax
By Dorit Reiss| Moms Who Vax
For anti-science movements, such as the anti-vaccine movement, conspiracy theories are lifeblood. In fact, many of these movements would not survive if it were not for their unique kind of science fiction so implausible it would make Philip K. Dick blush. The anti-vaccine movement survives on several of these conspiracy theories, most of them so far-fetched that the majority of reasonably intelligent parents who read about them can dismiss them out of hand.| Moms Who Vax
Today marks the last day of National Influenza Vaccination Week, and in keeping with my standard M.O., I've waited until the very last minute to talk about the influenza vaccine. (Luckily, this didn't extend to the vaccine--my kids were vaccinated in August and I got mine in early November).| Moms Who Vax
By Karen Ernst| Moms Who Vax
By Dorit Reiss| Moms Who Vax
The voices of pro-vaccine advocates need to be heard today! | Moms Who Vax
