HERE WE GO

There's a lot to say about vaccines this week

First and foremost: They don't cause autism. That myth started around 1998 when a non-retracted study came out "proving" a link between the two. Since then the study has been disproven multiple times and was shown to be falsified. And the guy who ran it had his medical license removed.

But just so everyone's extra convinced, an enormous (and shockingly conclusive, as far as scientific studies typically go) study came out this week that followed more than 650,000 children for up to 13 years and confirmed—hopefully once and for all—that no, vaccines don't cause autism, nor are the two related.

But of course, not everyone's convinced

There are pockets of people who refuse to vaccinate their children, which can be dangerous when outbreaks of preventable diseases are increasingly common. In order for vaccines to be the most effective, 90 to 95 percent of a population needs to get them. Since some people physically can't (the very old, very young, or those with compromised immune systems), pretty much everyone else needs to in order to keep the whole community safe.

Some think we should hold social media platforms responsible for preventing the spread of anti-vaxxers

Pinterest made moves to do exactly that when it disabled searches related to vaccination—if you look for "vaccine," "anti-vax," or anything of that nature, no results will come up. Similarly, YouTube started prioritizing "more authoritative" content when people search for vaccine-related topics. Facebook is a little more hesitant to make sweeping changes but is allegedly thinking about it.

The hope is that these moves will stop the spread of misinformation, get more folks back on the vaccine bandwagon, and stop people from getting sick from totally preventable diseases. We guess we'll see.

(PopSci)

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