Katelyn Jetelina,

Katelyn Jetelina is an epidemiologist, scientific advisor to the Centers for Disease Control, an adjunct professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center and publisher of the newsletter Your Local Epidemiologist. She has written extensively on vaccines.

Biography:  https://www.scientificamerican.com/author/katelyn-jetelina/

68%

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The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

75%

Examples:

  • Florida's surgeon general is putting children at risk by allowing unvaccinated children to attend school after exposure. He also failed to recommend vaccination for kids without immunity.
  • The state's surgeon general has gone against established public health practice before and there is a growing skepticism of vaccinations in the state.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • Keeping kids home from school can be hard but it is sometimes necessary.
  • The Florida Department of Health's recommendation to allow unvaccinated children who may have been exposed to measles to attend school without isolation is unprecedented and dangerous.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • Florida allows nonmedical vaccine exemptions which have been slowly increasing in the state since 2021.
  • Unvaccinated children need to stay home after measles exposure to stop transmission. Failure to do so significantly increases the chances of a prolonged outbreak.

Deceptions

80%

Examples:

  • The Florida Department of Health's recommendation to allow unvaccinated children who may have been exposed to measles to attend school without isolation is unprecedented and dangerous.
  • Unvaccinated children need to stay home after measles exposure.

Recent Articles

Measles Cases on the Rise in Florida and Across the US: What You Need to Know

Measles Cases on the Rise in Florida and Across the US: What You Need to Know

Broke On: Sunday, 03 March 2024 Measles, a highly infectious disease that can cause serious health problems, has been reported in at least 41 cases across 16 states this year. Florida and Manatee Bay Elementary School have seen an increase in measles cases with nine confirmed cases linked to the local outbreak. Orlando Health treated four patients with measles between February 20th and March 1st, while AdventHealth Central Florida has not reported any cases of measles this year.