For more than a decade, misinformation has hindered uptake of the vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV), the common sexually transmitted…
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Focus Tag: Vaccine & Medical Misinfo
Covid-19 Slammed Her Neighborhood. She Can’t Find Her Father a Vaccine. | The New York Times
by Annie Correal
5 days ago
Flora Pérez, a produce vendor in Queens, has been trying for weeks to get a vaccine appointment for her 82-year-old…
A Vaccination against the Pandemic of Misinformation | Scientific American
by Serggio Lanata and Bruce L. Miller
5 days ago
The U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been fractious. Many citizens, spurred on by political leaders and even some…
Should spreading anti-vaccine misinformation be criminalised? | The BMJ
by Melinda Mills and Jonas Sivela
5 days ago
Anti-vaccine disinformation, conspiracy theories, and fake news can often be considered counternarratives—expressions of resistance. In such cases, they can be…
COVID Conspiracy Disinformation Campaign Has Had Vast Reach, Study Finds | Voice of America
by Associated Press
6 days ago
BRUSSELS - It took just three months for the rumor that the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 was engineered as a…
On social media, vaccine misinformation mixes with extreme faith | Anchorage Daily News
by Elizabeth Dwoskin
February 19, 2021
In an insular world on the social media app TikTok, young Christians act out biblically inspired scenes in which they…
This Might Hurt a Little: Finding Common Ground in Vaccine Hesitancy
February 17, 2021
Lessons from past failure A common adage among people who study the concept of vaccine hesitancy is that vaccines are…
Measuring the impact of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation on vaccination intent in the UK and USA | Nature Human Behaviour
by Sahil Loomba, Alexandre de Figueiredo, Simon J. Piatek, Kristen de Graaf & Heidi J. Larson
February 12, 2021
Widespread acceptance of a vaccine for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) will be the next major step in…
Orthodox Jews Confront Misinformation In Vaccine Efforts | Spectrum News NY1
by Ari Ephraim Feldman
February 11, 2021
NEW YORK — How do you tell if a scientific study is trustworthy? That was the question that three nurses…
US could have averted 40% of Covid deaths, says panel examining Trump’s policies | The Guardian
by Amanda Holpuch
February 11, 2021
The US could have averted 40% of the deaths from Covid-19, had the country’s death rates corresponded with the rates…