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If you saw a post in Facebook that said "Flu Shots Contain More than 250 Times the EPA’s Safety Limit for Mercury", what would you do?
A Facebook friend posted the following link: http://naturalsociety.com/flu-shots-contain-250-times-epa-safe-level-mercury/. It appeared in my newsfeed*. My friend believes in the "Big Pharma Conspiracy" and, I assume, never checked the claims in the article. He simply shared information that he
The Anti-Anti-Vaccine Campaign.
By politely responding to posts that promote anti-vaccine propaganda we can make it clear that those posts will not go unchallenged. Most people who post material of that sort do not expect to be challenged. If they are repeatedly challenged they will usually stop posting or de-friend the
A comment from a member of the anti-anti-vaccine campaign.
" In the past I have just fumed quietly whilst reading some of the things that get posted, and then ignored them. Now, because of what you have started here, I have quietly repudiated the post by posting scientifically correct information in its place. Most …
How this campaign happened.
Somehow I've ended with 295 friends on my Facebook page. I see my fair share of homeopathy, conspiracy theories, magical thinking and sundry nonsense float by in my news feed. Most of it I let slide by, but I rarely let anti-vax propaganda get past me. That's …
Vaccination. It's not a personal decision.
Or maybe it is. In the same way as using the grass in a public park as your toilet would be. It's your choice, but it has effects on a great many people outside of your immediate family. If you want to make the difficult, emotional and personal decision not to …
Why is this campaign important to you?