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Should spreading anti-vaccine misinformation be criminalised?

Authors :
Jonas Sivelä
Melinda Mills
Source :
British Medical Journal
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

The spread of false health information casts a shadow over required vaccine coverage. Melinda Mills says that we must, reluctantly, consider criminalising people who deliberately spread false information—but Jonas Sivela argues that the definitions are too murky and that criminalisation may do more harm than good

Details

ISSN :
17561833
Volume :
372
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....77c3780a0cf5777ee4e78b35179a9906