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Monday, February 25, 2019

Vaccine scepticism rises in line with votes for populists, study finds

Surges in measles cases map tightly to countries where populism is on the march Scepticism about vaccines for children has risen across Europe in line with votes for populists, according to a new study, which proposes that public health officials should track populist parties in opinion polls as a proxy signal for vaccine hesitancy. Big surges in measles cases and deaths map to countries where populist parties have become prominent – in particular, Greece, Italy and France. Continue reading...


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