Data Deficit: Did ACIP mandate Covid-19 vaccines for children? Challenge: Last week, the Advisory Committee on Immunization (ACIP) met to vote on adding Covid-19 vaccines to the childhood immunization schedule and the Vaccines for Children program. Anti-vaccine advocates falsely claimed this would mandate Covid-19 vaccines for school attendance. ACIP can only make recommendations; the authority…
Month: October 2022
Vaccine Data Deficits: Oct. 13, 2022
Data Deficit: Are Covid-19 vaccines safe for men under age 40? Challenge: On October 7, Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph A. Ladapo announced that he recommends males aged 18-39 not receive the Covid-19 mRNA vaccine, citing concern of increased risk of cardiac-related death. This recommendation is based on a study of Florida residents that suggested,…
Fossil Fuel Companies Are ‘Talking Green but Acting Dirty,’ Harvard Researchers Find
Harvard researchers published a report last week analyzing how European fossil fuel, car, and airline companies use social media to market their work as environmentally friendly. Geoffrey J.S. Supran, a research fellow in the Department of History of Science, led the project in collaboration with the Algorithmic Transparency Institute. The research was commissioned by the…