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:: No, it's a reflection of the current terminology in the field. The WHO does not discuss "vaccine controversies", it discusses vaccine hesitancy. Many of the subjects i the category are not controversies. Some are perfectly routine, others are hoaxes or propaganda. Is [[Melanie's Marvellous Measles]] a vaccine controversy, or a subject in the sphere of vaccine hesitancy? I would argue very firmly the latter. <b>[[User Talk:JzG|Guy]]</b> <small>([[User:JzG/help|Help!]])</small> 00:09, 7 February 2019 (UTC)
*'''Keep''' - As unfortunate as it may be, there have been controversies around vaccination at least since Jenner's time. Some argued (and some still argue) against it from the pulpit as interfering with divine will. Others oppose universal mandatory vaccinations for students as interfering with a parental right to opt-out, ignoring the [[prisoner's dilemma]]: "My child will be fine, all the others in class got the shot". Some argue that a specific vaccine might not provide the expected benefit (e.g. the 2017 influenza vaccine). Some argue they might have an adverse reaction to something in it (e.g. albumen). Some argue that an experimental vaccine, no matter the need, should not be used clinically until proven in trials (e.g. recently for [[ebola virus]]). While the specifics of each argument differ, and most have little merit in a purely medical sense, we cannot pretend that controversies do not exist. That said, specific cases of quackery, fraud and pseudoscience should probably not be in the category.[[User:LeadSongDog|LeadSongDog]] <small>[[User talk:LeadSongDog#top|<span style="color: red; font-family:Papyrus;">come howl!</span>]]</small> 16:17, 6 February 2019 (UTC)
*'''Keep''' Someone like [[Robert F. Kennedy Jr.]] is not just hesitant about vaccination, he goes around actively promoting the false narrative that it leads to Autism. I understand why some view this whole campaign as problematic, but this is people stirring up controversy, not hesitancy. We should rename the main article back as well.[[User:Johnpacklambert|John Pack Lambert]] ([[User talk:Johnpacklambert|talk]]) 05:40, 7 February 2019 (UTC)
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