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Representation of Vaccination in the Early 20th Century: Analyzing American Newspapers between 1915-1921
(Virginia Tech, 2012)
In today’s society, vaccination is a highly controversial issue drawing all sorts of people into the debate from scientists and physicians to religious leaders and parents. Currently, there are many different arguments for ...
Pandemic Influenza
(Virginia Tech, 2012-12)
This media kit explores the reasoning behind the belief that an influenza pandemic is imminent.
Andrew Wakefield and the MMR Vaccination Controversy
(Virginia Tech, 2012-03)
This information sheet seeks to explain Andrew Wakefieldʼs role in the MMR vaccination controversy and the reaction that followed from his 1998 publication in The Lancet.
MMR Vaccination Controversy
(Virginia Tech, 2012-04)
This media analysis report seeks to examine the themes that the media uses to discuss the
MMR vaccination controversy and their usefulness for understanding the issues.
Vaccination in the News: Newspaper Coverage 1915-22
(Virginia Tech, 2012)
The newspapers I focused my research on are: Bisbee Daily (Bisbee, Arizona), The Evening Herald (Klamath Falls, Oregon), The Evening World (New York, New York), The Washington Herald (Washington, D.C.), The Commoner (Lincoln, ...
Urban Legends and the Flu: A Survey of College Students’ Perceptions
(Virginia Tech, 2012)
Formally educated parents seem to be at the core of anti-vaccination movements. Since college and graduate students are young adults who will become the next generation of educated parents, our aim was to identify vaccination ...
Influenza Vaccine History
(Virginia Tech, 2012-10)
This media information sheet provides a brief overview of the history of Influenza vaccine development and recommendations made over time concerning vaccine use.
Vaccine Reporting in The New York Times and Time, 1980-2013
(Virginia Tech, 2012-05)
Recently, popular media reporting on vaccination issues has demonstrated a clear bias against voluntary non-vaccinators. Media coverage of the Disneyland measles outbreak of winter 2014-15 indicates that the rhetoric used ...