February 15, 2024
Did they lie about mumps vaccine effectiveness?
Claims about mumps vaccine effectiveness fraud are based on dismissed lawsuits. The court found Merck’s alleged misrepresentations did not affect government contracts.
February 8, 2024
Does herd immunity for measles exist?
Claims that herd immunity for measles doesn’t exist are false. High vaccination rates are crucial to prevent measles outbreaks and protect public health.
December 7, 2023
Did measles mortality drop before there was a vaccine?
A common anti-vaccine trope is that diseases were on their way out before any vaccines were licensed; therefore, vaccines do not have any effect on disease. This anti-vaxxer’s recent tweet about measles is an example.
September 28, 2023
Did a CDC whistleblower admit vaccines cause autism?
A retracted study by Brian Hooker, based on flawed analysis and part of an anti-vaccine campaign, falsely claims that vaccines cause autism, contradicting extensive scientific evidence.
May 18, 2023
The autism and vaccines myth resurfaces
Misinformation falsely linking vaccines to autism persists, despite extensive research showing no connection, particularly with thimerosal, which was removed from childhood vaccines in 2001.
March 16, 2023
More whack-a-mole claims about autism and vaccines
The claim that the Hepatitis B vaccine causes autism is unsupported by evidence and based on debunked misinformation.
December 1, 2022
Let’s talk about autism
Vaccines do not cause autism; rising autism diagnosis rates are due to various factors like changes in diagnostic criteria and increased awareness.