CMN 600 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Andrew Wakefield, Pertussis, Brian Deer
20 Oct 2017
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Week 9: media influence on attitudes and behaviours: The case of the anti-vaccine movement: two models of media effects: direct and indirect. 1998: a study by andrew wakefield, md which appears to link a common vaccine (mmr) with autism is published in the lancet one of the most prestigious medical journals. Wakefield"s study widely reported in media; rise in # of parents refusing to have their children vaccinated. Journalist brian deer finds inconsistencies in wakefield"s study; medical authorities begin formal investigation. 12-years after study was first published, the lancet retracts wakefield"s paper; wakefield removed from medical register. # of parents seeking exemptions for childhood immunization programs in canada and the us. # of outbreaks of preventable diseases like whooping cough and measles. # of parents who are vaccine-hesitant (parents who either delay or outright refuse vaccination for their children based on concerns about safety)
