Vaccines

Today’s post comes to us from our GLOBALHealthPR Argentina partner, Paradigma PEL Comunicación.

In Argentina, fluff science pieces, parental perceptions of the “natural way” to raise children and a general weariness of industry and government have led to a rise in anti-vaccine movements. It’s time to take the science seriously and start discussing the facts, scientific communicators say.

At a time when anti-vaccine movements are growing and their dangerous consequences have started to attract attention throughout the world, Argentine mass media have not been alien to the immunization debate. At times they have had a positive impact, while at others, not so much. [Read more…] about The Risk of Misinforming when Talking about Vaccination

Today’s blog post comes to us from Lucía Ferro of GLOBALHealthPR Argentina partner, Paradigma PEL Comunicación.

Vaccination has a significant impact on the decrease in infectious diseases – it can help prevent up to three million deaths each year, making it one of the most successful public health investments. But in Latin America, vaccination continues to be a big challenge because key segments of the population, such as the members of some indigenous communities and those in geographically isolated regions, have little access to routine immunization services. [Read more…] about Vaccination in Latin America: Communication Between Health Workers and Community is Key to Achieving Access