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
My son is fully vaccinated, but there is one immunization on the standard schedule that he did not receive on time. This was meant to be his very first shot, the hep B administered to most babies immediately after birth. Eula Biss administerbabybirth share on social
There's a lot of essay writing that could pass for journalism and journalism that could pass for essay. Some of it is just taxonomy. Eula Biss essayjournalismlot Change image and share on social
When I was researching the Victorian anti-vaccination movement, those activists often used a vampire as a metaphor for the vaccinator. Eula Biss activistantimetaphor 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
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
As for mercury, a child will almost certainly get more mercury exposure from her immediate environment than from vaccination. This is true, too, of the aluminum that is often used as an adjuvant in vaccines to intensify the immune response. Eula Biss adjuvantaluminumchild 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
A vaccine introduces a small amount or a tempered version of the virus into the body - just enough to that the body is able to recognize it and deal with it when it encounters it again in the future. Eula Biss amountbodydeal Change image and share on social
