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S3E1 - The Herd
Cult or Just Weird
English - April 06, 2021 07:00 - 2 hours - 119 MB - ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsSociety & Culture Comedy comedy cult learning truecrime Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Our greatest responsibility is to be good ancestors.
In the first episode of CoJW's third season, Chris sets up the science and history behind a movement that has been in the global conversation lately.
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*Search Categories*
Science / Pseudoscience; Anthropological; Destructive; Conspiracy Theory; Alt Medicine / Wellness
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*Topic Spoiler*
Vaccine Science & History
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*Further Reading*
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallpox
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallpox_vaccine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variolation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Advisory_Committee_on_Vaccine_Safety
https://www.amazon.com/Anti-vaxxers-How-Challenge-Misinformed-Movement/dp/0262539322
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/landig/article/PIIS2589-7500(20)30227-2/fulltext
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanchi/article/PIIS2352-4642(19)30092-6/fulltext
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2281-1
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02671-0
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-20226-9
great explanation of herd immunity
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccine_hesitancy
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/321207
https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/the-influence-of-the-anti-vaccine-movement
https://www.bmj.com/content/369/bmj.m2184
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/23/health/anti-vaccination-movement-us.html
https://ftp.historyofvaccines.org/content/articles/history-anti-vaccination-movements
https://www.historyofvaccines.org/timeline/all
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6515949/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6122668/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5355208/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1200696/
https://www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/vaccine-hesitancy-escalating-danger-africa
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-is-the-most-anti-vaxxer-country-in-the-world-2019-06-19
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/peteraldhous/global-survey-vaccine-safety-measles-outbreaks
https://globalhealth.duke.edu/news/many-faces-vaccine-hesitancy
https://hbr.org/2021/01/to-overcome-vaccine-hesitancy-we-need-a-better-patient-experience
https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/the-long-history-of-americas-anti-vaccination-movement
https://www.codastory.com/waronscience/history-global-anti-vaxxer-movement/
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/parents/why-vaccinate/vaccine-decision.html
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fact-or-fiction-vaccines-are-dangerous/
https://www.publichealth.org/public-awareness/understanding-vaccines/vaccine-myths-debunked/
https://www.historyofvaccines.org/content/articles/vaccine-side-effects-and-adverse-events
https://www.healthline.com/health/vaccinations/immunization-complications
https://www.contagionlive.com/view/misinformation-is-a-public-health-threat-without-easy-cures
https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/08/tech/instagram-vaccine-misinformation/index.html
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/05/vaccines-dna-23andme/589915/
https://jezebel.com/heres-a-fairly-comprehensive-list-of-anti-vaccination-c-1714760128
https://www.who.int/vaccine_safety/committee/topics/adjuvants/Jun_2012/en/
https://www.who.int/vaccine_safety/committee/topics/aluminium/statement_112002/en/
https://www.obgproject.com/2017/10/03/aluminum-vaccine-safety-evidence/
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*Patreon Credits*
initiates: Michaela Evans, Heather Aunspach
cultists: Rebecca Kirsch, Pam Westergard, Alyssa Ottum, Ryan Quinn, Paul Sweeney, Erin Bratu, Liz T, Lianne Cole, Samantha Bayliff, Katie Larimer, Fio H, Jessica Senk, Proper Gander