A really important piece on how the author nearly got sucked into the the #AntiVax movement when she was pregnant, the conversations that helped her avoid it, and how predatory grifters prey on the understandable fears of new mothers to enrich themselves rather than out of concern for babies.

Yes I know it's Substack, still worth reading.

https://wildrevivalgardening.substack.com/p/resistance-tip-get-vaccinated

#Vaccination #rfk_vaccines #MMR #AndrewWakefield

How I Almost Became Anti-Vaccine — But Following the Science Saved Me

Navigating the complex world of health information, I nearly became an anti-vaxxer, influenced by celebrity voices like RFK Jr. But a commitment to evidence-based science saved me from misinformation. This blog post explores how RFK Jr. and his supporters’ policies risk American health and why it’s critical to rely on proven science.

Wild Revival Gardening with Angela K. Nickerson
The #backfireeffect is when a correction increases belief in the very misconception it is attempting to correct, and it is often used as a reason not to correct misinformation. The current study aimed to test whether correcting misinformation increases belief more than a no-correction control.
#RFK_Vaccines
#PersonalityCults
#Misinformation
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9283209/
The backfire effect after correcting misinformation is strongly associated with reliability

The backfire effect is when a correction increases belief in the very misconception it is attempting to correct, and it is often used as a reason not to correct misinformation. The current study aimed to test whether correcting misinformation ...

PubMed Central (PMC)