What I saw when I was doing research is that in pursuit of a middle ground, people will kind of split the difference between the two extremes that they're hearing. And I think what's problematic is that people are seeing vaccinating on schedule, on time, as an extreme position. Eula Biss differenceextremegrind share on social
Yes, we can make prudent choices as parents, but we can't create an environment where there's zero risk for our children. Not only is that impossible, I don't think it's desirable, either. Eula Biss childchoicecreate Change image and share on social
There's something ancient and inevitable about this desire to do whatever you can to protect your child. Eula Biss ancientchilddesire Change image and share on social
There's this tendency to think of the individual and the collective are somehow at odds or separate. But I think that's really false. We're all both. And when the individual suffers, the collective suffers, and vice versa. Eula Biss collectivefalseindividual share on social
Fears that formaldehyde from vaccines may cause cancer are similar to fears of mercury and aluminum, in that they coalesce around miniscule amounts of the substance in question, amounts considerably smaller than amounts from other common sources of exposure to the same substance. Eula Biss aluminumamountcancer share on social
One of the shortcomings of our medical system is that doctors have very little time with their patients. Eula Biss doctormedicalpatient Change image and share on social
Art-making was part of my daily life from a very young age, and I still love that kind of everyday art-making. Eula Biss ageartdaily Change image and share on social
In the case of Pakistan, the CIA actually used a fake vaccination campaign to try to locate Osama bin Laden, so now vaccination is associated with espionage. Eula Biss bincampaigncase Change image and share on social
Our community of contagion really is a world community. Eula Biss communitycontagionworld Change image and share on social
On the pro-vaccine side - and not everyone does this, but I saw it enough for it to make me really uncomfortable - is a tendency to accuse people who are wary of vaccination of being stupid and not understanding science. Eula Biss accusemakepeople share on social
