Five Things to Know About the Reporting on California’s New Vaccine Law
We have seen an increase in false balance in the reporting on California’s new vaccine laws.
We have seen an increase in false balance in the reporting on California’s new vaccine laws.
Reporters should understand that the way they cover vaccines and vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks can influence the behavior of people, either helping them understand that vaccines are safe and necessary, putting them on-the-fence about vaccines, or scarring them away from getting vaccinated and protected.