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Why Debunking Myths About Vaccines Hasn’t Convinced Dubious Parents

Harvard Business Review

Yet today, surveys show that as many as a third of U.S. ” Stephan Lewandowsky a professor who researches the debunking of myths wrote “ The Debunking Myth Handbook.” Finally, he was stripped of his license to practice medicine. parents still believe the discredited allegations. We all fall into these traps.

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