The Truth About Anti-Vaccination: A Scientific Look

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.
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Sources:
Meta-Analysis of the Safety of Vaccines: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org...
The Internet and the Psychology of Vaccination Decisions: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewA...
Naturalness Bias: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18...
Omission Bias and Vaccines: http://mdm.sagepub.com/content/14/2/118
Difficulty in changing minds once they’re made: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org...
Onset Patterns of Autism: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/artic...
Bad is Stronger than Good - Negativity Bias: http://assets.csom.umn.edu/assets/715...
Parental Vaccine Decision Making: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24...
Read more about Risk Perception: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_pe...
And Explanatory Style: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explana...
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/au...