Stuck

By Heidi J. Larson,

Book cover of Stuck: How Vaccine Rumors Start -- And Why They Don't Go Away

Book description

Vaccine reluctance and refusal are no longer limited to the margins of society. Debates around vaccines' necessity - along with questions around their side effects - have gone mainstream, blending with geopolitical conflicts, political campaigns, celebrity causes, and "natural" lifestyles to win a growing number of hearts and minds. Today's…

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1 author picked Stuck as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book by an anthropologist explores the dynamics of anti-vaccine rumours: how they are initiated and how – like a virus they spread. She uses the metaphor of fire, and since I also wrote a book on this topic I am interested in this metaphor. She takes into account the emotional basis for anxiety about vaccinations among both the vaccine hesitant and among vaccine opponents. While rejecting the validity of their arguments, she nevertheless makes these more likely to be overcome by offering a nuanced account of some of the emotional and psychological reasons for such beliefs. It’s…

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