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Delegitimizing the Covid vaccines isn’t just about spreading the perception that they’re not safe

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The latest news and updates on the coronavirus from official sources of information, including the World Health Organization.

While the levels of radiation detected are low, they could potentially pose health dangers if worn continuously.

In a sea of misinformation, some scientists are debunking myths and providing straight-forward information on social media.

On July 14th, Yoga Journal, the flagship English publication for the $88bn global yoga industry, published “Getting Vaxxed Was My Act of Ahimsa”, an essay by Denver-based columnist Wolf Terry…

The Australian far right has joined forces with New Age spiritualists, snake-oil salesmen, and wellness gurus to take advantage of social alienation caused by the pandemic. Despite the new branding, their anti-union, anti-working-class politics remain the same.

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This article about Vaxxed producer, Del Bigtree, was written by Dorit Rubinstein Reiss, Professor of Law at the University of California Hastings College

Since I can only write so much about coronavirus vaccines without going mad, let's talk about COVID-19 conspiracies. There are so many, but I wanted to

In between all of the bad news going on in the world, you may have missed the story of Steven Brandenburg, the anti-vaccine pharmacist who intentionally

Science of vaccines, cancer, nutrition, and evolution

Science of vaccines, cancer, nutrition, and evolution

There are so many myths about the COVID-19 vaccine, I wanted to post some facts about the new vaccines which we can use for debunking purposes. I used to

Science of vaccines, cancer, nutrition, and evolution

In an April 2025 interview, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed the mumps component of the MMR vaccine is ineffective.

HHS Secretary RFK Jr. has failed to uphold his promises regarding vaccine approvals, causing uncertainty within the US vaccine system.

Vaccine package inserts are often misused and misunderstood. This article attempts to clarify what is important in them and what is not.

The claim linking vaccines to autism, pushed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Donald Trump, has been debunked by over 160 studies.

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Videos from my 2013 Coursera virology course 'How viruses work'. Shorter (10-20 min) annotated content from my 2013 Columbia University course.

I'm Vincent Racaniello, Earth's virology Professor and I believe that education should be free. It's my goal to teach virology and other life sciences to the world. Here you'll find my lectures at Columbia University, our science shows This Week in Virology, This Week in Parasitism, This Week in Microbiology, This Week in Evolution, Immune, This Week in Neuroscience, Infectious Disease Puscast, Beyond the Noise, interviews that I've done with microbiologists, livestreams and more. Subscribe and stay tuned for future awesome science content. MicrobeTV is sustained entirely on donations from YOU. If you too believe that education should be free, consider donating to Patreon or PayPal to ensure that this work continues to be distributed to your neighbors and friends.

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