Information Inoculation: Why we need to fight misinformation about vaccines | TED Health
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Ethan Lindenberger never got vaccinated as a kid. So one day, he went on Reddit and asked a simple question: "Where do I go to get vaccinated?" The post went viral, landing Lindenberger in the middle of a heated debate about vaccination and, ultimately, in front of a US Senate committee. The high school senior reports back on his unexpected time in the spotlight and a new movement he's leading to fight misinformation and advocate for scientific truth.
After the talk, Shoshana Ungerleider, host of TED Health, interviews sociologist Jennifer Reich to answer the question: “Where does vaccine mistrust come from?” They also discuss why transparency in clinical trials and federal advisory boards is key to gaining community trust. (This episode is part of the "Information Inoculation," a mini-series on TED Health that explores how to defend against medical myths.)
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If you really want to eliminate vaccine hesitancy, here's what will need to happen: - First, you can start by...for discussions like the one in this podcast...ensure the hosts actually bring up all of the relevant reasons for today's vaccine hesitancy, instead of leaving the truly applicable reasons out of the discussion and thus forcing people to put out comments like mine here. - Don't attempt the indoctrination of doctors at universities. Don't groom them (continued in pt 2)