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Toronto Medical Officer of Health says province should scrap philosophical and religious exemptions for student vaccinations
Health Headlines Commentary for September 17, 2019 Source:Province should scrap philosophical, religious exemptions for student vaccinations: de Villa
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Welcome to the Bizzaro World where anti-vax pseudoscience is used by an arbitrator to support a mother’s anti-immunization stance even after the children developed whooping cough during the arbitration period.
Health Headlines Commentary for March 29, 2019 Source: Arbitrator sides with Ontario parent who refuses to immunize children, cites anti-vaccination ‘expert’
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Why is Health Canada contributing to the legitimacy of homeopathic “vaccines” (nosodes) by providing a license, when they lack any clinical efficacy?
Health Headlines Commentary for March 20, 2019 Source: Stronger action urged against homeopathic products touted as alternatives to vaccines Reference: A randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled trial comparing antibody responses to homeopathic and conventional vaccines in university students.
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Sunday House Call, #687, March 17, 2019: Despite protestations to the contrary, the evidence shows that mandatory vaccine laws work, are accepted by the majority, and have a dramatic positive effect increasing herd immunity thus preventing childhood infectious disease.
Sunday House Call, #687, March 17, 2019: Despite protestations to the contrary, the evidence shows that mandatory vaccine laws work, are accepted by the majority, and have a dramatic positive effect increasing herd immunity thus preventing childhood infectious disease. Topics today include: The importance of vaccination and the repercussions certain governments have in place for…
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The wonderful world of cognitive dissonance. Thanks to Darla Shine for beautifully demonstrating this response in addition to the Dunning-Kruger Effect.
Health Headlines Commentary for February 15, 2019 Source: Wife of White House communications director pushes false anti-vaccination claims
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The sweet irony of an Ohio teen defying his antivax mom and deciding, after using reason and critical thinking, to get vaccinated stating that his “parents are kind of stupid and don’t believe in vaccines”
Health Headlines Commentary for February 13, 2019 Source: Ohio teen defies mother, gets vaccinated for first time at 18
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Vaccine hesitancy and anti-vaccination beliefs listed by WHO as a global threat to public health
Health Headlines Commentary for January 21, 2019 Source: Anti-vaccination views among top threats to global health: WHO
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With ever-present childhood infectious diseases comes great responsibility to act. Let’s not follow Europe’s example.
Health Headlines Commentary for December 27, 2018 Source: ‘They can’t do it themselves’: If parents refuse to vaccinate their kids, should the state do it for them?
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Wednesday House Call, October 24, 2018: No vaccine for viral misinformation
Wednesday House Call, October 24, 2018: No vaccine for viral misinformation Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the “epidemic” of viral misinformation that pervades the internet and its deleterious effects on public health. Your calls about: What test help determine affects of dehydration on kidney function? Worsening spinal stenosis affecting gait. Wait time…