Not just conspiracy theories: Vaccine opponents and proponents add to the COVID-19 ‘infodemic’ on Twitter

Not just conspiracy theories: Vaccine opponents and proponents add to the COVID-19 ‘infodemic’ on Twitter

In February 2020, the World Health Organization announced an ‘infodemic’—a deluge of both accurate and inaccurate health information—that accompanied the global pandemic of COVID-19 as a major challenge to effective health communication. We assessed content from the most active vaccine accounts on T...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Amelia M. Jamison, David A. Broniatowski, Mark Dredze, Anu Sangraula, Michael C. Smith, Sandra C. Quinn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Harvard Kennedy School 2020-09-01
Series:Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review
Subjects:
conspiracy theories
covid-19
public health
twitter
vaccines
Online Access:https://misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/not-just-conspiracy-theories-vaccine-opponents-and-pro-ponents-add-to-the-covid-19-infodemic-on-twitter/

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https://misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/not-just-conspiracy-theories-vaccine-opponents-and-pro-ponents-add-to-the-covid-19-infodemic-on-twitter/

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