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6 months
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Description
A decade ago, the possibility of a link between the MMR vaccine and autism hit the media. Fear of the vaccine spread rapidly and, despite an almost unanimous consensus that the claim was unfounded, still persists today.
Introduction
In this course, The MMR vaccine: Public health, private fears, we'll examine why this controversy took on such a life of its own and why parents still agonize about the vaccine.Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:- Understand more of the scientific factors that relate to the dispute about the safety of the MMR vaccine in the UK
- Assess the strength of arguments for and against the use of the MMR vaccine
- Show how issues of risk, trust, communication and media representation of science and medicine have a strong bearing on public perception of the MMR vaccine
- Explain why there is such a strong consensus amongst the medical profession testifying to the safety of the MMR vaccine.
Course Curriculum
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- The MMR controversy 01:00:00
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- Background to the controversy 00:40:00
- Risk perception 00:50:00
- Overview 00:20:00
- Blair’s babe 00:20:00
- The expert patient 00:20:00
- Telling tales 00:30:00
- Concluding remarks 00:20:00
- Communication and miscommunication of risk 00:20:00
- Parents’ responses to the risks 00:20:00
- Lessons from history 00:20:00
- What went wrong with MMR? 00:20:00
- Changing parents’ perceptions 00:20:00
- The lessons of MMR 00:30:00
- Research integrity 00:20:00
- Public engagement 00:15:00
- Publishing controversial new ideas 00:15:00
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