The anti-vaxxer ads went up on dozens of billboards around Greater Toronto. “The recent decline in MMR vaccination has many causes, not just misinformation,” writes John Lorinc. The latest refutation, a study released this week of 700,000 children, found higher autism rates in those who hadn’t received MMR vaccination than those who had. Indeed, social historians who study the 1919 pandemic point to evidence that individuals’ recollections of these experiences produced a bulwark against complacency. The recent decline in MMR vaccination has many causes, not just misinformation.

Source: thestar March 06, 2019 21:10 UTC