If you hear this…You can say:
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The claim that “if vaccines worked, we wouldn’t have diseases like flu, measles and mumps,” has been circulating as a meme on social media.
That claim is NOT true. Vaccines reduce the risk or severity of an illness by training our immune system to fight the illness.
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Si escucha esto…Usted puede decir:
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La afirmación que indica que “si las vacunas funcionaran, no tendríamos enfermedades como gripe, sarampión y paperas”, ha estado circulando como un meme en las redes sociales.
Esta afirmación NO es cierta. Las vacunas reducen el riesgo o la gravedad de una enfermedad al entrenar a nuestro sistema inmunológico para combatirla.
#iHeardSTL
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Survey results: progress!
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On October 2nd, 100% of iHeard survey respondents who had heard the false claim that “if vaccines worked, we wouldn’t have diseases like measles, mumps and the flu” believed it. Four weeks later, only 60% believed it. That’s progress!
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