Media/Policy Watch

This watch section is intended to alert readers to substantive news, analysis and opinion from the general media and selected think tanks and similar organizations on vaccines, immunization, global public health and related themes. Media Watch is not intended to be exhaustive, but indicative of themes and issues CVEP is actively tracking. This section will grow from an initial base of newspapers, magazines and blog sources, and is segregated from Journal Watch above which scans the peer-reviewed journal ecology.

We acknowledge the Western/Northern bias in this initial selection of titles and invite suggestions for expanded coverage. We are conservative in our outlook in adding news sources which largely report on primary content we are already covering above. Many electronic media sources have tiered, fee-based subscription models for access. We will provide full-text where content is published without restriction, but most publications require registration and some subscription level.

The Atlantic
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/
Accessed 2 Feb 2019
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BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/
Accessed 2 Feb 2019
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The Economist
http://www.economist.com/
Accessed 2 Feb 2019
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Financial Times
http://www.ft.com/home/uk
Accessed 2 Feb 2019
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Forbes
http://www.forbes.com/
Accessed 2 Feb 2019
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Foreign Affairs
http://www.foreignaffairs.com/
Accessed 2 Feb 2019
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Foreign Policy
http://foreignpolicy.com/
Accessed 2 Feb 2019
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The Guardian
http://www.guardiannews.com/
Accessed 2 Feb 2019
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New Yorker
http://www.newyorker.com/
Accessed 2 Feb 2019
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New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/
Accessed 2 Feb 2019
U.S.
Northwest Measles Outbreak Revives Debate Over Vaccine Laws
A measles outbreak near Portland, Oregon, has revived a bitter debate over so-called “philosophical” exemptions to childhood vaccinations as public health officials across the Pacific Northwest scramble to limit the fallout.
February 1

U.S.
US Doctor Who Survived Ebola Honored for Service in Liberia
Almost five years have passed since he nearly died of Ebola in Liberia, but Richard Sacra has never wavered from his commitment to the struggling West African nation.
Jan. 31

Letters
Fears About Vaccines
The American Academy of Pediatrics and the International Pediatric Association warn against dangerous misinformation.
To the Editor:
Re “How to Inoculate Against Anti-Vaxxers” (editorial, Jan. 20):
We agree: We need a coordinated strategy to strengthen parents’ confidence in the lifesaving power of immunizations. As pediatricians, we know firsthand the devastating toll of diseases like measles, pertussis and pneumonia. Pediatricians with long careers behind them have seen children suffer or die from diseases that are now preventable by a vaccine.
Parents used to fear these diseases, too. Now, thanks to dangerous misinformation, some parents fear the vaccines more. This is happening both in the United States and in other countries.
Doctors spend a significant portion of their days counseling families about why immunizations are safe, effective and important to keep their child healthy. This is not enough. It’s time for organizations to come together on an international strategy to increase these efforts beyond the clinic walls.
The United States and many other countries are fortunate to have vaccines to protect our most vulnerable children and adults, but that protection is not ironclad; it depends on the continued and widespread use of vaccines.
Kyle Yasuda
Errol Alden
The writers are presidents of, respectively, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the International Pediatric Association.
 
 
Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/home-page?_wsjregion=na,us&_homepage=/home/us
Accessed 2 Feb 2019
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Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/
Accessed 2 Feb 2019
Video
In Pakistan, workers trek polio vaccines through heavy snow
Video shows a Pakistan Polio Eradication Initiative employee trudging through snow up to his waist Jan. 26 to deliver vaccinations to children in Pakistan.
Jan 30, 2019