- The threat posed by anti-vaccination efforts on social media is critically important with the need for worldwide COVID-19 vaccination. A new study found that foreign disinformation campaigns on social media is statistically and significantly associated with declining vaccination coverage. https://gh.bmj.com/content/5/10/e004206 264 comments science
- Foreign disinformation on social media is highly statistically and substantively significant in predicting a drop in vaccination coverage over time. A 1-point shift upwards in the 5-point disinformation scale is associated with a 2-percentage point drop in mean vaccination coverage year over year. https://gh.bmj.com/content/5/10/e004206 2 comments science
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- Misinformation on social media fuels vaccine hesitancy: a global study shows the link https://theconversation.com/misinformation-on-social-media-fuels-vaccine-hesitancy-a-global-study-shows-the-link-150652 42 comments
- Partisanship Made the Omicron Crisis Worse https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/01/omicron-deaths-antivax-vaccine.html 32 comments
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