Essays about: "measles and mmr"

Found 2 essays containing the words measles and mmr.

1. 1. FRAMING VACCINES IN THE MEDIA. An examination of the United States media coverage of the Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine and the Human Papillomavirus vaccine

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för journalistik, medier och kommunikation

   Author : Nicole DeLay; [2021-07-30]
   Keywords : politicization of science; vaccines; vaccination; science communication; MMR; HPV; Fox News; The New York Times;

   Abstract : This study examines the news coverage in two different online media outlets, the New York Times and Fox News, in their reporting on two different vaccines, the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine (MMR). It uncovers media frames in the respective outlets in order to evaluate if political divides in attitudes towards the respective vaccines can be attributed to the media portrayals in these outlets. READ MORE

3. 2. The Societal Net Benefits of Vaccination Against Measles, Mumps, and Rubella

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Evelina Lahti; Josefin Wengström; [2012]
   Keywords : Public Health; Cost-benefit; MMR vaccination; Measles;

   Abstract : Although most industrialised countries have achieved high levels of immunisation against MMR, vaccination rates in countries like the Netherlands, Italy, the US and Canada has declined during the 21th century. The aim of this thesis is to examine the potential net social benefits of vaccinations against measles, mumps and rubella in Sweden by conducting a cost-benefit analysis were the costs of the current vaccination program is compared to the costs of measles in the absence of vaccination. READ MORE