Despite the recent change in US ACIP vaccine recommendations, ATAGI still recommends a birth dose of Hepatitis B vaccine for all newborns at birth because: • screening for hepatitis B infection in pregnancy does not always occur • errors or a delay in reporting results to the pregnant person still occur • infection of the pregnant person may occur after screening leaving the baby at risk • hepatitis B infection from another household member to the baby may occur
Babies infected at birth have a 90% chance of developing chronic hep B infection which can lead to liver failure and/or cancer later in life 🦠
A birth dose provides an important level of protection for newborns at birth and this recommendation in Australia is backed by evidence and has not changed - please see the ATAGI statement 👇
Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences The Royal Children's Hospital National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS) Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing DFAT
Notre proposition « Désinformation Vaccinale: Curation, Observatoire, Littératies » a été retenue pour le séminaire annuel de l’Académie des Controverses et de la Communication Sensible, intitulé « La désinformation : nouvelles formes, nouveaux défis », qui s'est tenu à Paris le mardi 26 novembre 2024.
Voir ci-après posts du 27 novembre, avec lien vers la présentation sur Slideshare.
Présentation le 20 mars 2025 à InfoxsurSeine deux jours pour décrypter la désinformation et échanger autour des solutions. Quels outils concrets face aux manipulations de l’information et à l’essor de l’IA générative ?
Avez vous acheté le numéro Juillet/septembre 2025 de la RECHERCHE sur LE FAUX?
des sujets à approfondir
- Vaccins et argent Making money with vaccines, against vaccines
le sujet le plus chaud, de 3,36 euros par mois à 300 millions de dollars?
- Publications vraies et fausses particulièrement difficile
- Obligations, exemptions, incitations, peut-être plus simple?
Gilbert C FAURE's insight:
The topic addresses Fake news as a global problem, extracting material focusing on vaccinations, vaccination hesitancy and anti-vax attitudes. The subject is evolving constantly with health consequences all over the world.
This topic became a research action project at CREM (Centre de Recherche sur les médiations)
Ir covers not only Fake News still thriving on the internet,
but also efforts of many (supranational bodies, scientific societies, researchers...) to improve health literacies of laypeople, and medical students on this sensitive topic...
Fake News related to Covid and Vaccinations slightly decreased compared to other topics such as ukrainian war, gaza war, and politics in USA even sports related informations... but the involvement of politicians in the topic very much increased !
Unfortunately, as Jonathan Swift so eloquently said: Reasoning will never make a man correct an ill opinion, which by reasoning he never acquired.
“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance; it is the illusion of knowledge.” — Daniel J. Boorstin
le 1 avril 2025, retour de shitstorm?
Bonjour Pr Faure, avez vous informé vos patients de la balance bénéfice -risque actuelle des produits à ARNmodifié avant de les injecter ? L'information claire loyale et appropriée et un impératif déontologique et légal. Il faut travailler Pr Faure. Pas diffamer. Travailler.…
🤗 Face à la #désinformation, l’inaction n’est pas une option Nous avons remis à Mme Stephanie RIST, ministre de la #santé, un rapport sur la désinformation en santé. Voir la couverture ci-contre. Vous pouvez télécharger la version française du rapport rédigé par Mathieu Molimard, Dominique Costagliola et Herve Maisonneuve: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://lnkd.in/dMgfx7CC
🤗 Gagner la guerre informationnelle : inversons le risque entre les scientifiques et les désinformateurs Herve Maisonneuve Publié le 12/01/2026 https://lnkd.in/dFw8ECPB "réalisez que trouver la bonne #information est difficile. Je cite : « Quand un citoyen veut s’informer sur les vaccins et acheter un #livre, il va sur ses plateformes habituelles d’achat en ligne ou voir les têtes de gondoles du rayon livres d’une grande surface. La plupart des références proposées vont l’inquiéter et lui proposer de s’informer sur une « une catastrophe sanitaire annoncée », un « génocide planétaire », etc. Les personnes avec faible littératie en santé trouvent avec difficulté un livre présentant sans tromper les bénéfices et risques des #vaccins. »" redaction-medicale.fr
Michael J. Fox’s Emotional 2025 TEDMED Speech That Changed America’s Vaccine Debate Forever
On July 15, 2025, Michael J. Fox took the TEDMED stage in Washington, D.C. and delivered what many are calling the most important public-health speech of the decade: “Inoculating Hope: One Tremor at a Time.” With Parkinson’s tremors visibly present and his voice steady, the Back to the Future star confronted the exploding anti-vaccine movement head-on—naming RFK Jr.’s MAHA campaign, Joe Rogan, Alex Jones, QAnon conspiracies, and the “Disinformation Dozen”—while sharing heartbreaking stories of children lost to measles and families torn apart by misinformation. Key moments:
Fox reveals new Michael J. Fox Foundation data showing unvaccinated Parkinson’s patients were 4× more likely to die from COVID He reads a letter from “Sarah,” a Texas mom who refused vaccines and lost everything Direct plea to conservatives: “Liberty without life is just license to lie” Launches the “Tremor-Proof Tomorrow” initiative on stage
Within 24 hours the speech topped global trends, raised $15 million overnight, and sparked an 18% increase in MMR vaccinations in red-state hotspots—saving an estimated 1,200 pediatric lives (CDC 2025 projection). This is the full, unedited 20-minute keynote that shifted culture, stalled anti-mandate bills, and proved one man’s lived experience with chronic illness can still move a divided nation. Like, share, and get vaccinated. #InoculateHope Timestamps: 00:00 – Introduction & standing ovation 01:12 – “I’m not Marty McFly anymore…” 03:45 – Parkinson’s + COVID data no one is talking about 06:30 – Calling out RFK Jr., Rogan, and the anti-vax influencers by name 09:20 – The Texas mom who wrote to Michael after tragedy 12:40 – “Liberty without life is just license to lie” 15:10 – Launching “Tremor-Proof Tomorrow” live on stage 17:55 – Emotional closing & 5-minute ovation ► Subscribe for more speeches that change history ► Text HOPE to 73733 to join Michael’s initiative (2025 campaign) Tags Michael J Fox, Michael J Fox speech, Michael J Fox TED talk, Michael J Fox 2025, Michael J Fox TEDMED, Michael J Fox vaccine speech, Michael J Fox anti-vax, Michael J Fox RFK Jr, Michael J Fox Joe Rogan, Michael J Fox measles outbreak, Parkinson’s disease, Parkinson’s vaccine, MJFF, Michael J Fox Foundation, vaccine hesitancy, anti-vax movement, far-right anti-vax, RFK Jr MAHA, Make America Healthy Again, measles 2025, measles outbreak USA, childhood vaccination, MMR vaccine, vaccine misinformation, disinformation dozen, public health crisis, TEDMED 2025, Inoculating Hope, Inoculate Hope, Tremor-Proof Tomorrow, science advocacy, celebrity activism, Back to the Future, Marty McFly, Parkinson’s awareness, chronic illness, COVID vaccine Parkinson’s, vaccine safety, debunking vaccine myths, Joe Rogan vaccine, Alex Jones vaccine, QAnon vaccines, conservative vaccine hesitancy, red state outbreaks, Texas measles outbreak, CDC vaccine data, public health speech, inspirational speech, emotional speech, viral speech 2025, most powerful speeches, speeches that changed history, hope and science, optimism vs fear, medical freedom debate, bodily autonomy, government overreach vaccines, 2025 measles deaths, vaccine preventable diseases, herd immunity, immunization rates drop, Fox News vaccine, MAGA vaccine stance, Trump vaccine hesitancy, Republican vaccine skepticism, public health policy, pandemic of doubt, science denialism, trust in CDC, Fauci, Bill Gates conspiracy, microchip myth, autism vaccine myth debunked, spike protein myth, mRNA vaccine safety, childhood illness, encephalitis measles, polio vaccine history, smallpox eradication, TED talks 2025, best TED talks, motivational speech, resilience speech, chronic illness warrior, celebrity with Parkinson’s, Ryan Reynolds Michael J Fox, documentary style speech, full speech, unedited keynote, 4K speech, viral TED talk, 40 million views speech, speech that saved lives, public health hero, Parkinson’s research funding, alpha-synuclein vaccine, biomarker trials, deep brain stimulation, levodopa, Fox Insight study, Bastiaan Bloem, Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy, WHO vaccines, European hesitancy, populist anti-vax, Poland vaccine rates, Ohio anti-mandate bill, Lubbock Texas outbreak, #InoculateHope, #FoxForScience, #VaxForThePack, #NoMoreOutbreaks, #ScienceOverStories
La transformation des pratiques informationnelles bouleverse en profondeur le champ de la santé : données, outils numériques, circulation des savoirs, enjeux éthiques et sociétaux…
en ligne 💻 ou en présentiel
👉 Cette conférence propose une réflexion interdisciplinaire sur les mutations informationnelles en santé et leurs impacts pour la société, en croisant regards de chercheurs et de spécialistes du domaine.
🎯 Un rendez-vous pour mieux comprendre les enjeux actuels et futurs de l’information en santé, à l’interface entre sciences, pratiques professionnelles et société.
organisé par le Laboratoire CRESAT
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The matter has been settled. The science is clear. So is the data. Trust the data, the science, and not a life coach... This post should have been removed by LinkedIn as it is the best example of having broken LinkedIn policies: ¨Do not share content that directly contradicts guidance from leading global health organizations and public health authorities; including false information about the safety or efficacy of vaccines or medical treatments.¨ The topic of autism and vaccine is nothing of a sensitive topic. Despite strong opinions from anti-vaxxers, the matter is closed. Going to deny such is abuse...
From a top cause of cancer death to a disease on the path to elimination, the story of cervical cancer prevention is a masterclass in long-game public health. This new History of Vaccines blog post walks through the arc: Papanicolaou’s persistence in developing the Pap test, Henrietta Lacks and the use of HeLa cells in vaccine research, and Harald zur Hausen’s work showing that high-risk HPV types like 16 and 18 are the necessary cause of most cervical cancers.
Today, HPV vaccines can prevent the majority of HPV-attributable cancers, and updated guidelines now include options like self-collected HPV testing—especially important for people who face barriers to pelvic exams. Yet the article underscores that progress has not been shared equally: cervical cancer death rates remain about 65% higher for Black and Native American women compared with White women in the U.S., and nearly 94% of cervical cancer deaths worldwide occur in low- and middle-income countries.
The blog post also reminds readers that vaccination does not replace screening; the strongest protection comes from combining HPV vaccination (for all genders) with guideline-based cervical cancer screening and timely follow-up. WHO’s 90–70–90 targets offer a realistic blueprint for elimination, but success will depend on policy decisions—such as school-entry HPV vaccine requirements—and on investing in the everyday infrastructure of prevention: school nurses, clinic staff, lab professionals, and community outreach.
With the rise of misinformation and disinformation in health and science, I’ve been thinking a lot about how harmful actors and industries are increasingly well positioned to shape public narratives and push their agendas.
This year, in my role as medical editor at Guardian Australia, I’m keen to take a closer look at the commercial determinants of health, and particularly how harmful industries influence policy, research, media and everyday health decisions.
Much of this influence is becoming harder to trace, more sophisticated, and more underground. Industries such as tobacco are becoming more clever at how they fund individuals and hiding this funding through front-groups.
If you work in health, medicine, public health or research and:
-Are seeing the impacts of misinformation or industry influence in your work - Have noticed emerging tactics or patterns worth scrutiny - Have a story, concern or idea you think deserves journalistic attention (even outside of this area of misinformation and commercial determinants) - Or simply have an idea you think I should look into
I’d love to hear from you.
Please get in touch via DM or email (rather than public comments): melissa.davey@theguardian.com . Confidentiality will always be respected.
"Anti-vax" has become a popular stance. How do clinicians react when patients or their families refuse recommended vaccinations? What are the consequences of vaccination refusal on unvaccinated and vaccinated populations? How can pediatricians and other clinicians manage patients who are in the anti-vax camp?
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Anti-Vaxxer The Slatest Generation Rescue has a well-known advocacy for anti-science, commonly misinterprets real science, and has a history of nasty attacks on those who point out their logical fallacies.
If an unvaccinated child passes a disease onto a baby who’s too young to be vaccinated, should its parents be able to sue the infected child’s parents for negligence?
Sadly vaccinated persons who believe in the miraculous be attained by a needle or pill are also the same ones who blame the un-vaccinated for little babies (who have not had their miraculous vaccine and the doc's pills don't work) when they contract a dis-ease. Little babies who get a dis-ease can not be blamed on un-vaccinated as the vaccinated have been proven to shed from their vaccines.
🗣️ Je présentais ce matin notre rapport avec Stephane Vojetta sur influence et réseaux sociaux : face aux nouveaux défis structurer la filière de la création, outiller l'État et mieux protéger.
🔴 78 propositions, après des dizaines d'auditions, pour répondre aux nouvelles dérives, accompagner les créateurs de contenus et enfin renforcer la réponse publique.
“The pandemic of social media panic travels faster than the COVID-19 outbreak.” This VCP research highlights that rumours, perceptions and behaviours about disease spread rapidly online, often outpacing the virus itself. The study shows that tracking public rumours and perceptions in real time is key to counteracting harmful narratives with clear, trustworthy information.
Celebrating 2 new additions to the ACIP ? Only Children's Health Defense or other anti-vaxxers would agree on such. And this is why ? Adam Urato, MD, of UMass Memorial Health, is the first listed appointee to ACIP. In October of 2024, he wrote on X, “CDC & ACOG recommend 4 vaccines in pregnancy: Flu, Tdap, RSV, & COVID. My patients often ask: ‘How do we know that all these vaccines won't have adverse effects on my baby & me?’ The answer is: ‘We don't.’ Women's vax concerns should be acknowledged & their choices supported.” All four of the vaccines Urato listed have been proven safe for use in pregnant women. Biss claims COVID-19 vaccines increase miscarriage risk The other appointee is Kimberly Biss, MD, a clinician at Women’s Care in St. Petersburg, Florida. In multiple interviews, Biss said her practice saw miscarriage rates go up by 100% after the introduction of prenatal COVID-19 vaccination. Several studies have debunked the myth that COVID-19 vaccines are linked to miscarriages. Biss also said children should not be vaccinated against COVID-19 because the risk of death from infection is too low.
Who profits the most from these changes ? We have to look beyond individual doctors to the total economy of vaccine controversy. Always look at what those posting against vaccines have to sell you, either as services or products... The anti-vaccine movement is not a spontaneous expression of grassroots concern. It’s an industry. According to the Washington Post, four major vaccine-skeptical nonprofits collectively raised more than $118 million between 2020 and 2022. The Informed Consent Action Network (ICAN), one of the most prominent groups, grew from $1.4 million in annual revenue in 2017 to $23 million by 2023. A substantial portion flows to litigation. One law firm closely associated with ICAN has received approximately $20 million in legal fees since 2017. The business model is efficient: file lawsuits and FOIA requests, secure procedural victories or extract documents, convert these into media coverage and fundraising appeals, use the donations to fund more litigation. The litigation becomes the product. The economics are unusually favorable. Under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, attorneys who file petitions get paid from the federal trust fund regardless of outcome, so long as the case was filed in “good faith.” This isn’t contingency work where the lawyer risks earning nothing. It’s a guaranteed revenue stream. The specialized “vaccine bar” generates an estimated $20 to $40 million annually in fees. But litigation is only one revenue stream. The bigger development is what I’d call a parallel health economy: telemedicine platforms, digital pharmacies, and supplement companies that monetize medical heterodoxy directly.
[Conférence] « Penser les transitions informationnelles dans le domaine de la santé : mutations et enjeux pour la société » par Karen Nuvoli Type de manifestation Conférence(s) Date (smart) 15 janvier 2026, 16:00 - 17:30 Lieu En ligne et à Mulhouse Organisateur(s) Karen Nuvoli Le Centre de...
La trêve des confiseurs n'aura pas duré bien longtemps dans le secteur de la santé. Effectivement, l'ANSM a rallumé une vieille guerre qui ne risque pas de cesser puisque les preuves scientifiques ne seront jamais réunies pour départager les belligérants. Transis du vaccin antigrippal contre partisans de l'homéopathie de bon…
Social media—the use of platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to communicate and share content—has made our world feel smaller and more connected. However, these technologies also have made it easier create, consume, and share unverified, anecdotal information posing as facts.
The anti-vaccine movement has proliferated over recent years, in part because of its most vocal proponents using social media to churn out often misleading information.
The Rise of the Anti-Vax Movement
Perhaps one of the most successful public health interventions in history, the advent of vaccines has led to the global eradication of smallpox, the nearly global eradication of polio, and a drastic decrease in the morbidity and mortality associated with other infectious diseases.1 As a result, many parents are unaware of the threats that these infectious diseases posed for previous generations, and as such, may believe that vaccinations are no longer necessary for their children.
Vaccination refusal has increased in the United States in the last decade, and many other countries have also recorded substantial proportions of parents expressing concerns about the safety of vaccines.2 While health officials maintain that routine childhood vaccines are safe and effective, many parents in developed countries still hesitate to have them administered to their children. Worldwide, 13% of parents decide to forgo vaccinating their children, including 17% of parents in the World Health Organization's European region.3
Although access to health care is an important factor influencing vaccine coverage rates, vaccination refusal also directly affects these rates and is a significant contributor to outbreaks of some infectious diseases—particularly in regions where vaccination refusal is geographically clustered and population immunity is compromised.2 This is exemplified in that outbreaks of pertussis and measles are known to spread through populations where rates of vaccination refusal are high.2
Vaccine hesitancy is a decision-making process that is dependent on trust in healthcare providers and mainstream medicine, among other variables. However, through the combination of homophily—a theory that asserts individuals tend to form connections with others who are similar to them in characteristics such as socioeconomic status, values, beliefs, or attitudes—and the convenience of social media, individuals who have anti-vaccine beliefs can consume information that adheres to their system of beliefs and ignore dissenting information.4
Many members of the medical and scientific communities believe that vaccine hesitancy is a major threat to global health, and since 2013, the World Economic Forum has listed digital misinformation among the main threats to our society.4 Social media platforms have created a direct path for users to produce and consume content, reshaping the way people receive information. Anti-vaccination rhetoric has become part of the mainstream dialogue regarding childhood vaccination, and social media is often employed to foster online spaces that strengthen and popularize anti-vaccination theories.
Despite having been disproved multiple times, perhaps the most popular anti-vaccine theory is that the mumps-measles-rubella (MMR) vaccine causes autism. Mandatory vaccination policies only seem to fuel the controversy. A 2014 study5 sought to test the effectiveness of messages designed to reduce vaccine misperceptions and increase MMR vaccination rates. During the study, 1759 parents in the United States age >18 years with children age <17 and younger were surveyed. Participants were randomly assigned to a control group or received 1 of 4 interventions:
Information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention explaining the lack of evidence that MMR causes autism,
Textual information from the Vaccine Information Statement about the dangers of the diseases prevented by MMR,
Images of children who have diseases prevented by the MMR vaccine, or
A dramatic narrative from the CDC about an infant who almost died from measles
None of the interventions increased a parent's desire to vaccinate a child. While disproving claims of an MMR-autism link reduced misconceptions that vaccines cause autism, intent to vaccinate their children was decreased in parents who had the least positive attitudes toward vaccination. In addition, images of sick children increased belief in a vaccine-autism link, while the measles narrative increased beliefs in vaccine side effects.
Conspiracy theories have become endemic among anti-vaccination groups. These sentiments have been compounded in recent years by decreased trust in the institutions that manufacture or distribute vaccines.1
The effect of vaccination refusal on public health is particularly challenging when misinformation is disseminated through social media. Thought influencers in the anti-vaccine movement include doctors, celebrities, community organizers, and “mommy bloggers” who collectively speak to an audience of about 7 million Facebook followers.1 The potential for disseminating harmful health-related information through social media seems to be at an all-time high.
Echo Chambers, Structural Oppression, and Conspiracy Theories
Social media echo chambers—where users only hear and see information that echoes their own beliefs—further energize the anti-vaccine movement. Clusters of users with opposing views rarely interact with one another, leaving little room for constructive debate. A 2017 study4 analyzed the interaction of 2.6 million Facebook users over 7 years and 5 months. This study's authors found that the consumption of content about vaccines is dominated by the echo chamber effect, and polarization increased over the years. Online users selected information adhering to their belief systems, tended to ignore dissenting information, and joined polarized groups that reinforced that shared narrative, according to the study. These segregated communities emerged directly from users' consumption habits, which may explain why social media campaigns that provide accurate information have limited reach.
Vaccine refusal has also been promoted on Twitter. A study2 found that Twitter users who were more often exposed to negative opinions about the safety and value of human papillomavirus(HPV) vaccines were more likely to tweet negative opinions than users who were more often exposed to neutral or positive information. These tweets, which included misinformation, anecdotes, and opinions that may result in vaccine hesitancy or refusal, made up the majority of HPV vaccine-related information exposures for nearly 30% of users that tweeted about HPV vaccines during the study period. In addition, users expressing negative opinions about HPV vaccines were more closely connected to other users expressing the same opinions.
Further, anti-vaccine conversations often center around moral outrage and structural oppression by institutional government and the media, suggesting a strong logic of “conspiracy-style” beliefs and thinking.6 Although anti-vaccination networks on Facebook are global in scope, sub-network activity appears to be “small world”.6 This polarization isn't just limited to conspiracy theories, but all issues perceived as critical by users, including geopolitics and health.4
For the pro-vaccine movement, strategies still exist for sharing information effectively. Vaccine hesitancy and refusal are complex social issues that require interventions at the individual, provider, healthcare system, and national levels. There are ways to leverage social media to reinforce positive sentiments about the value of vaccination:
Ongoing surveillance of opinions about vaccination on social media can complement surveys and other monitoring methods to improve the reach of and response to public health communication strategies.2
To research ways to counter anti-vaccination thinking, public health professionals should understand the content of anti-vaccination echo chambers through passive involvement in those groups.4
Delayed vaccination can signal a need for more information, presenting an opportunity to increase education for this group.1
Social media, while fertile ground for activity for anti-vaccine activists, also can provide a platform for understanding the motivations behind vaccine hesitancy and refusal. The casual nature of social media has altered the doctor-patient interaction—and profoundly changed the way information is disseminated. Empowering experts and health officials to participate in discussions on social media about vaccination is critical to bridging the vaccination information gap.
The public's reliance on social media for vital information has and will continue to increase, and its influence on personal decision-making regarding health. The immediacy and informal nature of social media gives thought leaders a marked advantage in communicating with and influencing the public. In an era when more than 2.3 billion people in 232 countries are active on social media,7 the public health community can correct misinformation by establishing its own social media communities and leveraging established channels to provide facts about the safety and value of vaccines.
Gu Z, Badger P, Su J, Zhang E, Li X, Zhang L. A vaccine crisis in the era of social media[published online August 11, 2017]. Natl Sci Rev. 2017;5(1):8-10 doi: 10.1093/nsr/nwx098
The World Health Organization recently declared that "vaccine hesitancy" was one of the top 10 threats to global health. This is just the latest harmful consequence of the anti-vax movement.
In the hallway the other day a colleague stopped me and said, “Hey, do you want to see something funny?”
“Sure,” I said, and he showed me the YouTube video called “How Anti-Vaxxers Sound to Normal People.” The video highlighted that those who choose not to vaccinate themselves or their children do so for reasons that do not make sense, and frankly seem somewhat absurd. It is a very funny video, and I felt common ground with all aspects of it. We laughed, and then I went back to my daily work of seeing patients.
I thought about the video repeatedly over the following days, and it reminded me of a similarly powerful video I had seen recently as well, “Penn and Teller on Vaccinations.” This video portrays two individuals rolling balls through plastic figurines that represented people. The balls, as infectious agents, knock down (kill) the plastic figurines that represented people. Half of the “population” is protected by a plexiglass board (vaccines), and the other half not.
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