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Focus Tag: Vaccine & Medical Misinfo
Studying—and fighting—misinformation should be a top scientific priority, biologist argues | Science | AAAS
by Kai Kupferschmidt
March 24, 2022
When Carl Bergstrom worked on plans to prepare the United States for a hypothetical pandemic, in the early 2000s, he…
Research dispels myth that COVID-19 vaccines cause infertility, but misinformation persists | The Conversation
by Julian Daniel Sunday Willett
March 23, 2022
Misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines and fertility has propagated online despite the vaccines’ clear safety profile. Fortunately, those considering having kids can relax when it…
Misinformation that Omicron is ‘the last COVID-19 variant’ fuelling uptick worldwide: WHO | | UN News
by UN News
March 17, 2022
A combination of factors, including misinformation that the pandemic is over, the lifting of mask mandates, ending physical distancing -…
The wellness community’s fight over COVID vaccine misinformation | Los Angeles Times
by Laura J. Nelson
March 17, 2022
The vaccination selfie, showing a gloved hand holding a needle and a smiling face hidden behind a mask, looked like…
Florida’s latest anti-health political stunt is to cast doubt on kids’ vaccines | Ars Technica
by Beth Mole
March 9, 2022
Sometimes fighting a common enemy can unite a country, inspiring solidarity, bravery, and sacrifice. Ordinary citizens become heroes; leaders become…
Prominent peddler of COVID misinfo pleads guilty to joining Capitol riot | Ars Technica
by Beth Mole
March 7, 2022
Dr. Simone Gold, a prominent anti-vaccine doctor who founded a group notorious for widely peddling COVID-19 misinformation, pleaded guilty on…
Surgeon General Seeks Covid Misinformation Data From Big Tech | The New York Times
by Davey Alba
March 3, 2022
Dr. Vivek Murthy also demanded information from the platforms about the major sources of Covid-19 misinformation. Companies have until May…
Ridiculing the “tinfoil hats:” Citizen responses to COVID-19 misinformation in the Danish facemask debate on Twitter | HKS Misinformation Review
by Nicklas Johansen, Sara Vera Marjanovic, Cathrine Valentin Kjaer, Rebekah Brita Baglini, and Rebecca Adler-Nissen
March 2, 2022
We study how citizens engage with misinformation on Twitter in Denmark during the COVID-19 pandemic. We find that misinformation regarding…
Stopping misinformation, restoring trust are steps on same journey | American Medical Association
by Gerald E. Harmon
February 28, 2022
Overt politicization of the pandemic—and the speed with which falsehoods about all aspects of COVID-19 have spread online, over the…