Anti-vaxxers live in an online bubble this scientist wants to burst
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Anti-vaxxers live in an online bubble this scientist wants to burst

Professor Mark Alfano has spent the last few years studying pro and anti-vaccination accounts on Twitter. His findings are depressing.

  • byLiam Mannix

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Experts call on Facebook,Google to censor anti-vax content - but will it help?

Experts call on Facebook,Google to censor anti-vax content - but will it help?

A global coalition of healthcare leaders this week called on internet giants like Google and Facebook to censor bogus anti-vaccination claims in a bid to help combat the growing spread of vaccine misinformation.

  • byCatriona Nguyen-Robertson andLiam Mannix
Sharp exchanges in New York over vaccination law

Sharp exchanges in New York over vaccination law

Amid vocal opposition from vaccine sceptics and advocates for religious freedom,a US state this week removed long-standing exemptions to vaccination.

  • byJesse McKinley
How one hippie town became the anti-vaxxer capital of Australia

How one hippie town became the anti-vaxxer capital of Australia

Anti-vaccination fervour has taken off around the globe,with dire consequences for public health. Ground zero for this kind of thinking in Australia is Mullumbimby.

  • byTim Elliott
'Appalling'online anti-vaxxers are hindering immunisation rates:Health Minister

'Appalling'online anti-vaxxers are hindering immunisation rates:Health Minister

Uneducated people on social media continue to jeopardize vaccination targets.

  • byLydia Lynch
The areas where anti-vaxxers are pulling down the immunisation rate
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The areas where anti-vaxxers are pulling down the immunisation rate

See if your area meets the 95 per cent immunisation target.

  • byLydia Lynch
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How bad is measles if you catch it,and what's causing the global spike in cases?

How bad is measles if you catch it,and what's causing the global spike in cases?

Worldwide there is an alarming spike in measles. What is measles,actually? Are you immune? Can you catch it twice?

  • byLiam Mannix
Anthony Mundine tones down anti-vax push

Anthony Mundine tones down anti-vax push

Anthony Mundine has admitted he was"too fired up"when he encouraged parents not to vaccinate their kids.

  • byGemma Najem
New York City orders mandatory measles jabs amid outbreak

New York City orders mandatory measles jabs amid outbreak

The city's compulsory vaccination order in four Brooklyn postcodes is by far the toughest action to date as the disease's tally grows across US.

  • byAlex Horton,Lindsey Bever andLena H. Sun
Travellers targeted in measles campaign as Health Minister urges check of immunisation history

Travellers targeted in measles campaign as Health Minister urges check of immunisation history

Unvaccinated travellers who risk spreading measles through the Australian community will be the target of a new federal government education campaign.

  • byKate Aubusson
Social media companies battle outbreak of bogus anti-vax claims

Social media companies battle outbreak of bogus anti-vax claims

Internet companies are trying to contain vaccine-related misinformation they have long helped spread. So far,their efforts at quarantine are falling short.