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Seems like Wakefield is patient one. I once read a paper that stated that if somebody heard a rumor about vaccination they were highly unlikely to change their opinion when given the facts.
Something that I have heard (feel free to debunk this if you know better): people in “educated” states in the US have a lower percentage of vaccinated population compared to more “rural” states. Is there a link between education and stance on vaccination? I feel people in non-science degrees for some reason believe that they now understand science, even though they cannot tell the difference between a mole and a mol.
You are doing interesting work. I hope that people will realize that vaccination has far more scientifically proven benefits that side effects, whether real or imaginary.
Cheers!
I've not seen it broken down by state before (but will check it out at some point). From what I've seen it's more that education doesn't stop people from holding false beliefs about vaccination. It's like intelligence in that respect you can have a high IQ but that doesn't make you better able to spot bullshit. Also yes, rumours are sticky, people do like to double down if they don't like/respect the source that is debunking it .
It was lab talk. A friend who I’ve done research with said that NE states have low vaccination levels while Alabama and Mississippi are among the most vaccinated states. I just thought that might be interesting. Cheers!
Very possible, will look into it for sure