Santina Trupiano

ENGL 363 – 02

March 15, 2018

Annotated Bibliography

Working Title

Vaccine Taskforce Review: The Controversy Surrounding the Influenza Vaccine

Purpose

The purpose of the Vaccine Taskforce is to analyze recent scientific conclusions regarding the

influenza vaccine and the stigmas correlated with the vaccine.

Introduction

A portion of the public refuses to receive vaccines or give them to their kids because they

believe they can cause autism. Although this research done by Andrew Wakefield was the most

notorious and damaging pieces of research in medicine due to the plethora of media it received,

it has been debunked. Unfortunately, many people still argue against vaccines. The fact of the

matter is that vaccines are important to everyone’s wellbeing. Vaccines allow some diseases to

be almost 100% eradicated from the human population. Even if the vaccine isnt 100% effective,

the vaccine is still benefitting the public in some way. Arguments against the influenza vaccine

are frequent because every year a new vaccine must be developed with only predictions of what

the strain will consist of. Some years vaccines are more accurate than others, however, any flu

vaccine at all will help at least lessen the severity of the virus’s impact. This makes it important

to keep up with your annual flu shot to protect yourself as much as possible as well as the people

around you.

Annotations (APA)
1. Gargano, L., Pazol, K., Sales, J., Painter, J., Morfaw, C., Jones, L., . . . Hughes, J. (2011).

Multicomponent interventions to enhance influenza vaccine delivery to adolescents.

Pediatrics, 128(5), E1092-9.

a. Different approaches to advertising the flu vaccine were compared in rural Georgia.

School intervention programs succeeded more than health care provider and standard-

of-care patients.

b. The findings of this article could be used by my group in order to show the

effectiveness in supporting school intervention programs in order to increase

vaccinated individuals. The finding in this article connects to “The Role of Social

Networks in Influenza Vaccine Attitudes and Intentions Among College Students in

the Southeastern United States”, and “ Mass Media Campaign Impacts Influenza

Vaccine Obtainment of University Students”, that are specific to college students in

public universities. The evidence in this article shows that all levels in the education

system should be targeted for vaccine media distribution and immunization

opportunities.

2. Hambidge, S., Ross, C., Glanz, J., Mcclure, D., Daley, M., Xu, S., . . . Weintraub, E.

(2012). Trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine is not associated with sickle cell crises in

children. Pediatrics, 129(1), E54-9.

a. Sickle cell patients observed after vaccination to study sickle cell patient’s reaction.

Sickle cell crisis 2 weeks after immunization was rare. No strong correlation occurred.

b. The data from this article could be used by the Vaccine Taskforce to provide evidence

that the influenza vaccine is safe for sickle cell anemia patients. Evidence like this helps

to strengthen the scientific side of the argument that flu vaccines are safe and essential for
 a low occurrence flu season. This article connects to the article titled “The impact of

repeated vaccination and correlation to diseases: review and analysis”, that focuses on

controversy and debunks negative side effects of the vaccine.

3. Nyhan, Reifler, & Richey. (2012). The Role of Social Networks in Influenza Vaccine

Attitudes and Intentions Among College Students in the Southeastern United States.

Journal of Adolescent Health, 51(3), 302-304.

a. Vaccine beliefs among health discussants strongly correlated with the belief and

intent to vaccinate among undergraduates in a large public university.

b. The Vaccine Taskforce might use this research to show that a active health and

wellness community on campus positively impacts undergraduates decision and

views on vaccines by increasing their intentions to get vaccinated and gives them

information to support their belief in vaccinations. This article’s evidence supports

the findings of “Mass Media Campaign Impacts Influenza Vaccine Obtainment of

University Students”.

4. Shropshire, Ali M., Brent-Hotchkiss, Renee, & Andrews, Urkovia K. (2013). Mass

Media Campaign Impacts Influenza Vaccine Obtainment of University Students. Journal

of American College Health, 61(8), 435-443.

a. College students in the south respond positively to media encouraging the influenza

vaccination, 30% more students were vaccinated when media was presented on

campus.

b. My team might use this sources data to give examples of effective methods that can

be used to increase the number of college students who get vaccinated every year.

This sources data also shows how the stigma that some people view on vaccines can
be lifted with a presentation of positive advertising and scientific facts. This source

correlates and supports the article named “The Role of Social Networks in Influenza

Vaccine Attitudes and Intentions Among College Students in the Southeastern United

States”. They both focus with a specific demographic, the next generation of parents

who will be responsible for getting their children vaccines.