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HE WHO HESITATES IS LOST
biology, immunology, society Alyssa Lyn Fortier biology, immunology, society Alyssa Lyn Fortier

HE WHO HESITATES IS LOST

Why are COVID-19 vaccination rates stagnating in the developed world? It all comes down to the vaccine-hesitant. Vaccine-hesitant people are certainly not anti-vaxxers - but they aren’t exactly jumping in line for their shot. In this article, we’ll learn why vaccine-hesitant groups exist and what you can do in your personal network to address the very-real threat that they pose.

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BABY FACE(BOOK)
biology, immunology, medicine, society, history of science Alyssa Lyn Fortier biology, immunology, medicine, society, history of science Alyssa Lyn Fortier

BABY FACE(BOOK)

Anti-vaxxers are nearly as old as vaccines themselves. What were they arguing about back in the 1800s? Well, pretty much the same things that anti-vaxxers argue about today. In Part 3 of the COVID Vaccines miniseries, we’ll discuss the historical anti-vaxx movement and why modern anti-vaxxers have found their home on social media.

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