The debate about vaccination safety was recently pushed back into the spotlight after a measles outbreak in Berlin led to the death of an 18-month-old boy. Fifteen years ago, the United States had declared measles […]
Science | Why vaccines are an absolute must
The two interventions that have most decreased child mortality in the last 100 years have been clean sanitation and vaccination programmes. Clean sanitation is an expected standard of living in any developed nation however vaccination of […]
“Lies, damn lies and statistics”: How to pick apart science headlines
The writer Mark Twain once wrote: “there are just three types of lies: ‘lies, damn lies, and statistics“. I couldn’t have put it better myself. For a number of reasons, rubbish appears in our newspapers; […]