{"product_id":"immunize-yourself-against-snake-oil","title":"Immunize Yourself Against Snake Oil","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eClaire Ramsey\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e sterling silver, vintage snakebite kit, hand embroidered wool, canine vaccination tag\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 1\/2\" x 2 3\/4\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeneficiary:\u003c\/strong\u003e The mission of \u003cem\u003eVaccinate Your Family\u003c\/em\u003e is to protect people of all ages from vaccine-preventable diseases by:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRaising awareness of the critical need for timely immunizations\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIncreasing the public’s understanding of the benefits of vaccines\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIncreasing confidence in the safety of vaccines\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEnsuring that all families have access to lifesaving vaccines\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAdvocating for policies that support timely vaccination\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Statement:\u003c\/strong\u003e I fabricated a badge because immunization, in two senses, is on my mind. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e No scientific evidence exists that vaccines are unsafe. Yet anti-vaccine propaganda has led to mass delusions and outbreaks of deadly diseases that were nearly extinct. In 2019, Seattle was called an “anti-vaccine hot spot” by the Public Library of Science. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Worse, deep into a pandemic, we swim in a cesspool of snake oil. A presidential jackass brays daily about a speedy COVID19 vaccine, a deceit via snake oil purely for political gain. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e In 1802 people feared the smallpox vaccine would make little cow heads grow from patients’ arms! In 2020 we know better. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Philosopher Stephen Law* urges us to immunize ourselves against “the wiles of conspiracy theorists, cultists, political zealots, religious nutcases, and promoters of flaky alternative medicines. . .” (p. 11). \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Immunize means demand credible evidence! \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Immunize yourself against the bullshit!! \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Be wise! Immunize!\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e * Believing Bullshit (2011)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"STATE|meant 2020","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67763538428131,"sku":"zju1792587976984","price":122.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/2961\/4819\/files\/immunize-yourself-against-snake-oil_1.jpg?v=1792588004","url":"https:\/\/regalcladfashion.shop\/products\/immunize-yourself-against-snake-oil","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}