MONTREAL—An online post by the wife of an NHL star describing her children’s “alternative” vaccine schedule highlights how easily misinformation about vaccines can be spread over social media, experts say. An online post by the wife of an NHL star describing her children’s “alternative” vaccine schedule highlights how the stubborn persistence of misinformation about vaccines is easily spread online, experts say. “I think this type of blogging really demonstrates how these platforms enable the spread of misinformation,” he said in a phone interview. “This idea that somehow the vaccination schedule is problematic can cause parents to be more hesitant about vaccines themselves,” Caulfield said. His remarks echoed those by Health Canada, which announced this week it wants to work with health professionals to address misinformation around vaccines circulating online.

Source: thestar March 14, 2019 21:56 UTC