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    WHO and digital agencies: how to effectively tackle COVID-19 misinformation online - 2 year(s) ago

    ### Summary box On 30 January 2020, as a consequence of the globally deteriorating epidemiological situation, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the COVID-19 situation to be a public health emergency of international concern.1 The global health disaster has been exacerbated by a concomitant epidemic of misinformation online, which has been referred to as an ‘infodemic’.2…

    Source: BMJ Global Health
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      WHO & digital agencies: how to effectively tackle COVID-19 #misinformation https://t.co/njwI3hMszt by @fedgermani et al. - actively promote evidence-based messages - work with tech companies to pull down misinformation - amplify the reach of trustworthy health information https://t.co/E8ClXMiu3D

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    The anti-vaccination infodemic on social media: A behavioral analysis - 3 year(s) ago

    Vaccinations are without doubt one of the greatest achievements of modern medicine, and there is hope that they can constitute a solution to halt the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. However, the anti-vaccination movement is currently on the rise, spreading online misinformation about vaccine safety and causing a worrying reduction in vaccination rates worldwide. In this historical time, it is…

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      The anti-vaccination infodemic on social media: A behavioral analysis https://t.co/aiIfpw54RN via @fedgermani et al https://t.co/AduJgcLMDL

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    The anti-vaccination infodemic on social media: A behavioral analysis - 4 year(s) ago

    Vaccinations are without doubt one of the greatest achievements of modern medicine, and there is hope that they can constitute a solution to halt the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. However, the anti-vaccination movement is currently on the rise, spreading online misinformation about vaccine safety and causing a worrying reduction in vaccination rates worldwide. In this historical time, it is…

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      #Ugh: "Our data demonstrate that Donald Trump, before his profile was suspended, was the main driver of vaccine misinformation on Twitter." "The anti-vaccination #infodemic on social media: https://t.co/HTUnzS1JTl by @fedgermani et al. HT @CANImmunize #ScienceUpFist!