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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?

On the Origins of Herd Immunity

By Vincent Iannelli, MD / February 19, 2020 / Adolph Eichhorn, brucellosis, George M. Potter, GS Wilson, herd immunity, Major Greenwood, natural herd immunity, Paul Fine, RR Birch, Topley

When did we start talking about herd immunity?

Challenging the Concept of Herd Immunity

By Vincent Iannelli, MD / February 19, 2020 / epidemiology, herd immunity, Hib, immunity, immunocompromised, measles, natural immunity, Outbreaks, pertussis, vaccine myths

Herd immunity is not junk science or a false theory. Herd immunity is real, it works, and explains how people in a community are protected from a disease when vaccination rates are above a certain threshold.

Bad Vaccine Analogies

By Vincent Iannelli, MD / February 12, 2020 / analogies, anti-car, bridge, civil rights, herd immunity, morals, peanut butter, poison control, poisoned cupcakes, risk, sharks

Poisoned cupcakes? Setting your kids on fire? Do you see why these are bad vaccine analogies?

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