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Abstract

Highlights

* Web 2.0 and the postmodern medical paradigm aid in spreading anti-vaccine messages. * Evidence suggests online information may influence vaccination decisions. * Tactics and tropes used online by the anti-vaccine movement are described. * Awareness of anti-vaccine techniques is needed to recognize disingenuous claims.

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Title
Anti-vaccine activists, Web 2.0, and the postmodern paradigm - An overview of tactics and tropes used online by the anti-vaccination movement
Author
Kata, Anna
Pages
3778-3789
Publication year
2012
Publication date
May 28, 2012
Publisher
Elsevier Limited
ISSN
0264410X
e-ISSN
18732518
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.11.112
ProQuest document ID
1618953347
Copyright
Copyright Elsevier Limited May 28, 2012