History of Vaccines - Topic Citations
Topic ID: 37
Every citation has two independent 0-100 scores. The source Reliability score rates the general reliability of the outlet itself, regardless of the specific claim, based on an eight-tier scale running from primary government and international scientific bodies (CDC, WHO, NASA, IPCC) at the top, through peer-reviewed journals, wire services, mainstream science journalism, and advocacy organizations, down to tertiary references like Wikipedia and unverifiable or absent sources at the bottom. The Accuracy score, by contrast, rates how well a specific citation supports topic statements — a citation from an excellent source can score low if misapplied or can score high if it precisely backs up topic statements.
Onesimus & Cotton Mather (Boston, 1721)
- Union of Concerned ScientistsReliability score: 72 | Accuracy score: 82
- Union of Concerned ScientistsReliability score: 72 | Accuracy score: 82
- PBS/NOVAReliability score: 82 | Accuracy score: 82
- PBS/NOVAReliability score: 82 | Accuracy score: 82
Global Vaccination Impact (154 Million Deaths Averted)
- The LancetReliability score: 95 | Accuracy score: 75
- The LancetReliability score: 95 | Accuracy score: 75
- World Health Organization (press release via Gates Foundation)Reliability score: 92 | Accuracy score: 75
- World Health Organization (press release via Gates Foundation)Reliability score: 92 | Accuracy score: 75
Jenner & James Phipps (1796)
- History.comReliability score: 65 | Accuracy score: 82
- History.comReliability score: 65 | Accuracy score: 82
- World Health OrganizationReliability score: 96 | Accuracy score: 82
- World Health OrganizationReliability score: 96 | Accuracy score: 82
Variolation History (Origins & Spread)
- National Library of MedicineReliability score: 93 | Accuracy score: 82
- National Library of MedicineReliability score: 93 | Accuracy score: 82
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (Britain, 1721)
- National Library of MedicineReliability score: 93 | Accuracy score: 82
- National Library of MedicineReliability score: 93 | Accuracy score: 82