National Vaccine Information Center controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
Restriction from purchasing Facebook advertising
Facebook barred NVIC from buying advertising after concerns about vaccine-related misinformation.
2020
COVID-19 misinformation and federal relief loan controversy
NVIC was identified as a significant online disseminator of COVID-19 misinformation and was criticized after receiving a $136,070 Paycheck Protection Program loan.
2019
Reported dependence on funding linked to Joseph Mercola
A Washington Post analysis reported that 40 percent of NVIC funding from 2009 through 2018 came from the Natural Health Research Foundation associated with Joseph Mercola.
2011
Public-health criticism of advertising campaigns
NVIC advertisements in Times Square and on Delta Air Lines flights were criticized as potentially harmful because they questioned vaccination and promoted alternative-health messaging.