Informed Consent Action Network

Informed Consent Action Network
AbbreviationICAN
Formation2016
FounderDel Bigtree
PurposeAnti-vaccination advocacy group
Location
Official language
English
CEO
Del Bigtree
Chief Operating Officer
Catharine Layton
Public Relations
James Scherrer
Budget (2019)
$3.46 million
Staff (2019)
5
Websiteicandecide.org
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The Informed Consent Action Network (ICAN) is one of the main anti-vaccination groups in the United States. Founded in 2016 by Del Bigtree, it spreads misinformation about the risks of vaccines and contributes to vaccine hesitancy,[1][2][3] which has been identified by the World Health Organization as one of the top ten global health threats of 2019.[4][5] Arguments against vaccination are contradicted by overwhelming scientific consensus about the safety and effectiveness of vaccines.[6][7][8][9]

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  6. ^ "Communicating science-based messages on vaccines". Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 95 (10): 670–71. October 2017. doi:10.2471/BLT.17.021017. PMC 5689193. PMID 29147039.
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  9. ^ U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. "Vaccines.gov". Vaccines.gov. Retrieved 2018-08-05.