https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10461-024-04528-3
"Though scientific consensus regarding HIV causation of AIDS was reached
decades ago, denial of this conclusion remains. The popularity of such denial
has waxed and waned over the years, ebbing as evidence supporting HIV causation
mounted, building again as the internet facilitated connection between denial
groups and the general public, and waning following media attention to the
death of a prominent denier and her child and data showing the cost of human
life in South Africa. Decades removed from these phenomena, HIV denial is
experiencing another resurgence, coupled to mounting distrust of public health,
pharmaceutical companies, and mainstream medicine. This paper examines the
history and current state of HIV denial in the context of the COVID pandemic
and its consequences. An understanding of the effect of this phenomenon and
evidence-based ways to counter it are lacking. Community-based interventions
and motivational interviewing may serve to contain such misinformation in
high-risk communities."
Via Violet Blue’s
Pandemic Roundup: October 17, 2024
https://www.patreon.com/posts/pandemic-roundup-114157962
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
