Queen Mary University of London
Ed Stubbs is a secondary school teacher at Morpeth School in Tower Hamlets, east London, local to Queen Mary University of London. He wanted to create an educational programme after becoming concerned at a growing sense of fear among his students toward vaccinations, fuelled by misinformation and certain conspiracy theories.
He approached Daniel Pennington, Professor of Molecular Immunology at Queen Mary’s Blizard Institute, and together they worked on a series of classroom resources aimed at local students to address their questions and concerns around the COVID-19 vaccine, and to provide reliable and scientifically based information about the nature and use of vaccines in general.
School teacher’s project to tackle Covid conspiracy fears goes worldwide
Student worries about the vaccine prompted Ed Stubbs to start the resources. Pic: CDC
A Tower Hamlets school teacher who put together resources to combat vaccine conspiracy theories has seen his work go worldwide.
Ed Stubbs a teacher at Morpeth School, created the critical thinking tools package to challenge Covid vaccine conspiracy theories and jab hesitancy in schools. The project was in collaboration with the Stephen Hawking Foundation, Queen Mary University, London and science writer/educator, Dr Emily Grossman.
Stubbs initially thought up the project in back in November last year. Now the resources that he helped develop are reaching countries as far away as New Zealand, Bosnia and Norway.
UNIONS and campaigners have backed plans for schools to be given access to free teaching materials to help challenge anti-vaccination conspiracy theories.
Critical-thinking tools for school assemblies and lessons have been launched by the Stephen Hawking Foundation to help students discuss their concerns and uncertainties.
Are Vaccines Safe? provides teachers and school leaders with accurate scientific information on a range of frequently asked questions about the Covid-19 vaccination programme.
The Foundation worked with staff at Morpeth School in Tower Hamlets, east London, before working with Queen Mary University of London and the vaccine confidence project at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
Schools programme will challenge Covid jab conspiracy theories among pupils
Are Vaccines Safe? provides teachers and school leaders with accurate, scientific information on a range of frequently asked questions
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Schools will be given access to free teaching materials to help challenge conspiracy theories behind vaccine hesitancy in some communities.
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