SCIENCE Misinformation
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ENGAGING WITH THE ANTI-VAX MOVEMENT Lead Biomedical Scientist Jonathan M Evans argues that we need to get better at engaging with anti-vaxxers for our own future benefit.
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ho doesn’t love hearing about a good conspiracy theory; from the grassy knoll to Q-anon or, my favourite, the flat earthers? In my experience, conspiracy theories always have a grain of truth and around these grains are the fantastical claims that commonly don’t stand up to critical analysis. I’ve experienced this first-hand on social media whilst
discussing laboratory testing and acknowledging that false positives do occur with PCR testing. It led to a cascade of logic that defied belief and ultimately a ridiculous conclusion that included COVID being a hoax.
There are many subgroups The COVID vaccine should be the crown jewel in our SARS-CoV-2 story; our D-Day – the defining moment that changed the course of the war against this coronaviridae. Instead, it could be the
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