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Vaccine Injuries vs Coincidences

By Vincent Iannelli, MD / August 4, 2018 / autism studies, autistic, bad advice, causation, cognitive bias, coincidence, correlation, infantile spasms, morals, reporting vaccine side effects, seizures, SIDS, sudden death, vaccine induced disease, vaccine injury stories, Vaccine Misinformation, vaccine scare stories, VAERS

When correlation doesn’t equal causation, then that means it’s a coincidence, right?

What Do Anti-Maskers Have in Common With Anti-Vaxxers?

By Vincent Iannelli, MD / July 27, 2020 / anti-mask, anti-vaccine movement, cognitive bias, cognitive dissonance, conspiracy theories, COVID-19, Del Bigtree, herd immunity, heuristics, Leigh Allyn Baker, logical fallacy, masks, misinformation, natural herd immunity, Paul Thomas

Are you really surprised that folks who are against vaccines are also against masks and social distancing?

Is It Rational to Be Anti-Vaccine?

By Vincent Iannelli, MD / January 5, 2020 / anti-vaccine movement, cognitive bias, debate, decision, fallacy, hiding in the herd, irrational, misinformation, natural immunity, propaganda, rational, regret, risk perception, scared, vaccine choice, vaccine hesitancy, vaccine injury stories

Skipping or delaying vaccines, leaving your child at risk to get a vaccine-preventable disease and putting others at risk, is not a rational decision.

Immunization Education Agreement

By Vincent Iannelli, MD / December 16, 2017 / alternative vaccine schedules, benefits, cognitive bias, confirmation bias, omission bias, on the fence, optimisim bias, risk perception, risks, safety, talking about vaccines, vaccine hesitancy, vaccine hesitant, vaccine refuser

Whether you find yourself on opposite sides about immunizations with a friend, your spouse, an ex, or your pediatrician, agree to get educated about vaccines using these recommended and reliable sources of information and then talk about it some more.

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