TORONTO — Doctors in Ontario are warning that misinformation being spread online is undermining public trust in vaccines.
The Ontario Medical Association, which represents about 31,500 doctors in the province, has launched a public awareness campaign through Twitter, Facebook and traditional media in a bid to combat myths around vaccines.
The group’s president, Dr. Nadia Alam, said increasingly doctors are hearing from patients who say they are afraid to get a vaccine or have their children immunized because of information they’ve encountered online.
“They’re more worried about the vaccines than the illnesses themselves,” she said. “They don’t realize that the risks of the …read more
Source: National Newswatch
