The Truth About Anti-Vaccination: A Scientific Look

From the creator

It's true that less children in the United States are getting vaccinated. What is causing these lower vaccination numbers, and what are some of the myths and fears around vaccination? In this episode of SciShow, we'll break down the science of the anti-vax movement and discuss what effects it truly has on the health of our society. ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow Or help support us by subscribing to our page on Subbable: https://subbable.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow Sources: Meta-Analysis of the Safety of Vaccines: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/134/2/325 The Internet and the Psychology of Vaccination Decisions: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19849 Naturalness Bias: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18319507 Omission Bias and Vaccines: http://mdm.sagepub.com/content/14/2/118 Difficulty in changing minds once they’re made: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2014/02/25/peds.2013-2365 Onset Patterns of Autism: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2857525/ Bad is Stronger than Good - Negativity Bias: http://assets.csom.umn.edu/assets/7151

Published 2015-02-19 · Watch on YouTube ↗
Availability and playback restrictions are controlled by the original channel.