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Accepted for completion of the Public Digital Humanities CertificateFree to read and download, Open Access
Thesis
History of Vaccine Misinformation: A Timeline
University of Iowa
Master of Science (MS), University of Iowa
2021
DOI: 10.17077/etd.006221
Abstract
COVID-19 was a disease with no specific cure. As a result, many believed that the creation and rollout of a vaccine would end the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to vaccine hesitancy, many people refused to receive the vaccine. Vaccine hesitancy and refusal, although underexplored, has its roots in history. Citing concerns about health risks including autism, potential infertility, and cancer, vaccine skeptical individuals prefer to remain unvaccinated. Although people may dismiss this skepticism as a lack of education, however, understanding people’s positions is essential. By examining the history of health misinformation and vaccine hesitancy, and exploring the visualizations that accompany this misinformation, we can identify tactics used. Specifically, we can see that with the advent of the internet, anti-vaccination viewpoints were assimilated and accepted in mainstream culture. The same holds true for attitudes about vaccine mandates. In order to develop ways to combat this misinformation, through both public policy and individual practice, information literacy may provide a potential, albeit incomplete solution.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- History of Vaccine Misinformation: A Timeline
- Creators
- Elizabeth Zak
- Contributors
- Tom Keegan (Mentor) - University of Iowa, Digital Scholarship and Publishing StudioIulian Vamanu (Advisor) - University of Iowa, School of Library and Information Science
- Resource Type
- Thesis
- Project Type
- Capstone
- Degree Awarded
- Master of Science (MS), University of Iowa
- Publisher
- University of Iowa
- DOI
- 10.17077/etd.006221
- Number of pages
- 32 pages
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2021 Elizabeth Zak
- Comment
- Accepted for completion of the Public Digital Humanities Certificate.
- Language
- English
- Date copyrighted
- 2021
- Academic Unit
- Graduate College
- Record Identifier
- 9984227951002771
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