No need to look back to the introduction of the polio vaccine in the 1950s to know that, for many parents, the issue of vaccinating their child is fraught. What childhood vaccines to give? When? What’s the evidence? There’s a robust anti-vaccine movement that uses straight talk, convincing stories and impassioned celebrities to argue […]
Another Installment of Language Acting Badly Those of us who’ve signed up to receive text alerts from the impressive NYC system Notify NYC, know we open ourselves up to a wide range of warnings, notices, and concerning information that can intrude at any time day or night. (Let’s not go there)Some days a “Silver Alert” […]
I am still conflicted about the new NYCDOH pregnancy prevention poster campaign . The ones that depict babies speaking messages to their supposed pregnant teen moms. I’ve been thinking about it for over a week now. Bus stops, on the subway…those babies’s faces – inconsolable, accusing. When I first saw the ads I said –“Brilliant. Blunt, […]
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