Lower rates of immunization as a consequence of antiscience movement
Influence of anti-scientific views and misinformation is spread through media and social networks. The result is that a lot of parents are scared, misinformed and confused about importance of immunization in early age. From time to time, some media are publishing articles and reports on this issue, consulting the experts in the field, but these examples of good praxis are rare and occasional. There is no constant presence of science-based information about vaccination in public space, on TV, in the newspapers and news sites on the internet. Also, media, especially online media, often publish badly written or badly translated and interpreted articles that highly contribute to public fear-mongering and affect public understanding of science and trust towards medical institutions, and in this particular case - trust towards vaccines. It seems that only a small fraction of parents worldwide refuse to vaccinate their children due to some religious views and that parents who refu...