Tag: Anti-Vaccination
over 2 years ago
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Inside the far-right Telegram conspiracy groups where Boris Johnson's Savile slur is celebrated

Conspiracy theorists doubled-down on false claims made by the PM that Sir Keir Starmer failed to prosecute Jimmy Savi...

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almost 3 years ago
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MMR vaccine: GP and mother issues plea to parents to protect their children

Dr Ellen Welch said it is likely that anti-vax conspiracy theories over the Covid-19 have played a role in the decrea...

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almost 3 years ago
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Covid anti-vaxxers champion doctor who confronted Javid over jab mandate

Anti-vax groups on social media said Dr James had "challenged serial liar Sajid Javid and got him told live on TV"

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almost 3 years ago
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Anti-vaxxers are calling to boycott the Australian Open on Telegram after Djokovic vaccine saga

Many anti-vaccine Telegram users view the Serbian tennis star as a poster boy for their frustrations against the jab ...

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almost 3 years ago
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Anti-vaxxers use Telegram to plot Tesco boycott and trolley protest over Santa Covid jab ​ad

i can reveal that anti-vaxxers have orchestrated a targeted campaign encouraging people to complain to the The Advert...

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about 3 years ago
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Nadhim Zahawi urges daily Covid tests to keep children in class at schools suffering outbreaks

The Education Secretary said that councils should "use daily testing as a methodology” rather than sending large grou...

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about 3 years ago
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Anti-vaxxers are refusing to pay taxes, mistakenly thinking they are immune from prosecution

One expert told i 'this is a very bad idea', and could lead to enforcement agents seizing possessions or prison time

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about 3 years ago
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School leaders welcome 'any action' to protect students from Covid anti-vaxx protesters

A recent survey found that nearly eight in 10 schools have been targeted with anti-vaccine protests

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about 3 years ago
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Teachers threatened with attack and schools invaded by anti-vax protesters

Eighteen schools said protesters had gained access and protested inside the school premises, and 20 said they had rec...

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about 3 years ago
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Jeremy Vine speaks of 'troubling' protest by anti-vaxxers who targeted his home

The presenter told i he is 'really not sure' why the anti-vaccine activists are targeting him

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about 3 years ago
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The NBA has shown the Premier League how to deal with unvaccinated players

The NBA has seen 95 per cent of their playing squads vaccinated from Covid-19, but in the Premier League the figure i...

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about 3 years ago
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Pupils snatch placards from anti-vaxxers protesting outside their schools over Covid vaccines for...

Anti-vaxxers are targeting schools across the country with protests during the 12-15 year old vaccine rollout in Engl...

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about 3 years ago
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Anti-vaxxers target UK schools for protests against Covid vaccine roll-out

A spokesperson for West Midlands Police said it will assess the intelligence and put in place 'appropriate policing p...

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about 3 years ago
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Anti-vaxxers target 12 to 15-year-olds with Covid misinformation leaflets

An i investigation found posters are circulating in Telegram groups containing thousands of people, with users encour...

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about 3 years ago
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Schools told to check security ahead of potential protests by anti-vaxx groups

Schools have been advised to contact local vaccination teams to "understand what security planning they have in place...

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about 3 years ago
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Anti-vaxxers offered fake NHS Covid-19 passes and vaccine cards on Telegram

Groups where vendors offer UK vaccine cards, Covid passes in letter and QR code form, along with EU Covid certificate...

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over 3 years ago
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Health worker says anti-vaxxers hurl abuse at her as she takes pop-up jab bus around Newcastle

Clinician Marina Melrose says she has been called a 'psychopath' and a 'murderer'

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over 3 years ago
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Anti-vaxx group Future Z targeting schoolchildren with misleading leaflets

Group has created online campaign materials designed to encourage vaccine hesitancy among children and teens

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over 3 years ago
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Covid vaccine confidence growing as NHS plan to tackle hesitancy pays off

Uptake more than tripled among Black British and Asian communities between February and April, new data reveals

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over 3 years ago
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Vaccine hesitancy needs to be tackled using a 'five-pronged strategy'

Scientists propose an approach focused on confidence, complacency, convenience, communication and context

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over 3 years ago
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Anti-vaxxers and conspiracy theorists use vile anti-Semitic memes to spread Covid misinformation ...

Several memes found by i compared the pandemic to the start of the Holocaust during WWII by suggesting guidance and r...

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over 3 years ago
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Anti-vaxx industry 'could be worth more than $1bn to social media giants'

The anti-vaccination industry, which has 62m followers worldwide, could be worth more than $1bn to social media compa...

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over 3 years ago
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Two-thirds of anti-vaxx social media content linked to just 12 people

Experts analysed anti-vaxxer content that had been shared or posted more than 812,000 times on social media

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over 3 years ago
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Confidence in the safety of AstraZeneca vaccine plummets across Europe due to blood clot row

Massive falls in the jab have been seen in recent weeks in Spain, Germany, France and Italy

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over 3 years ago
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Anti-vaxxers seek to capitalise on blood clot fears around AstraZeneca vaccine

Anti-vaxxer online communities are pointing to blood clot concerns as a reason to decline the Covid-19 vaccine, exper...

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over 3 years ago
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Instagram anti-vaccination accounts 'increased close to fivefold in 2020'

Posts spreading Covid-19 misinformation reached more than four million followers, according to BBC's Panorama programme

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over 3 years ago
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Facebook will finally remove false vaccine claims, including that jabs cause autism

Facebook will no longer allow posts, pages and groups that make false claims around vaccines, including that they cau...

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almost 4 years ago
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Up to 120,000 care home staff remain without a vaccine as Government claims success

'Cultural issues' thought to be reason for staff refusing a jab, but a lack of vaccinations and little warning on whe...

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almost 4 years ago
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The 'cultural issues' blamed for incomplate take-up of vaccinations among care home workers

Decades of health inequality, the disproportionate impacts of Covid-19, distrust of the Government and the potency of...

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