technologia: Jeanette Wilson

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Jeanette Wilson (born 1962 or 1963) is a New Zealand medium, reiki practitioner, and spiritual healer. She says she is able to heal people with the assistance of spirits. She has been criticised for promoting anti-vaccination views, unproven supplements, anti-5G claims, and dangerous COVID-19 health advice.

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The formulation of anti-vaccination mandate views in social work. INTRODUCTION: A feature of the Covid-19 pandemic in Aotearoa New Zealand was the introduction of mass vaccination and vaccine mandates as public health measures to minimise serious illness and deaths. These measures were generally popular, with wide support, and 90% uptake of vaccines across the eligible population. A minority, however, objected strenuously to both mass vaccination and mandates. In a stressful period, this opposition and the unrest generated significant conflict. Social work was not immune to this conflict. Approach: This commentary explores the nature of dissent in social work about vaccines in Aotearoa New…

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Taylor Winterstein is an Australian-Samoan online wellness influencer and conspiracy theorist best known for her public anti-vaccination stance and alternative health practices. She gained public attention for her advocacy against mandatory vaccinations, particularly during the 2019 Samoan measles outbreak, which led to widespread criticism from medical professionals and public health authorities. Winterstein has been active on social media, where she shares content related to natural health, parenting, and holistic wellness. She has also organized workshops and events promoting vaccine skepticism, which have sparked controversy due to concerns over public health misinformation. Despite cri…

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Vaccination strategies against COVID-19 and the diffusion of anti-vaccination views. Abstract Misinformation is usually adjusted to fit distinct narratives and propagates rapidly through social networks. False beliefs, once adopted, are rarely corrected. Amidst the COVID-19 crisis, pandemic-deniers and people who oppose wearing face masks or quarantine have already been a substantial aspect of the development of the pandemic. With the vaccine for COVID-19, different anti-vaccine narratives are being created and are probably being adopted by large population groups with critical consequences. Assuming full adherence to vaccine administration, we use a diffusion model to analyse epidemic spre…