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This is why the anti-vaccination movement is wrong

The anti-vaccination movement is putting Canada's public health at risk.
The anti-vaccination movement is putting Canada's public health at risk. THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE/AP/dpa, Lukas Schulze

When it comes to whether parents should vaccinate their children, there can be a lot of conflicting arguments to be made.

Everyone has heard the myths, the studies, the “real-life” cases, but what should we believe? Well, the answer is pretty simple — the anti-vaccination movement is wrong.

According to exclusive Ipsos polling conducted for Global News, two-thirds of parents believe vaccinations are necessary but one in three still worry about side effects.

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And while 85 per cent of parents surveyed say they believe vaccinations are safe, 85 per cent also feel there is a lot of misinformation out there.

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On this week’s episode of the Global News original podcast This is Why, Global reporters Heather Yourex-West and Jeff Semple sit down with Niki Reitmayer to discuss their new series, Unvaccinated: Canada’s public health at risk.

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