Kids See a Lot More Misinformation Than We Think

Aliens live on Neptune. Ancient pyramids generated electricity. Humans don’t cause climate change. You might imagine the typical believer of these claims to be a card-carrying conspiracy theorist, but they could just as easily be a curious nine-year-old with an iPad. YouTube reliably feeds AI-generated videos containing questionable claims like these to children, often in…

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Infant RSV shot may be more effective than vaccines during pregnancy

A one-time antibody injection against RSV is available for infants in some countries Shutterstock / Anatta_Tan An antibody treatment for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) appears to be more effective at protecting infants from severe illness than vaccination during pregnancy. About 100,000 children worldwide under the age of 5 die from RSV each year. Currently, there…

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