16. The Influencer War on Vaccines

Episode 6 of the The Politics of Pandemics podcast, hosted by DG, titled "16. The Influencer War on Vaccines" was published on March 3, 2022 and runs 32 minutes.

March 3, 2022 ·32m · The Politics of Pandemics

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Summary

At least 83 children died in Samoa in 2019 as a result of a devastating measles epidemic there. While the reason of the severity of the outbreak can be attributed to a tragic mistake shaking the nation's faith in vaccines, the crisis was exacerbated by influencers and anti-vaccine advocates who turned the Polynesian island nation into a battleground between public health officials and their baseless beliefs. Sources:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Kzni-4ikQw0GWn7Wb0-7HnPacXm2012PwlD-UXKyRqk/edit?usp=sharing

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At least 83 children died in Samoa in 2019 as a result of a devastating measles epidemic there. While the reason of the severity of the outbreak can be attributed to a tragic mistake shaking the nation's faith in vaccines, the crisis was exacerbated by influencers and anti-vaccine advocates who turned the Polynesian island nation into a battleground between public health officials and their baseless beliefs.

Sources:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Kzni-4ikQw0GWn7Wb0-7HnPacXm2012PwlD-UXKyRqk/edit?usp=sharing

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