Studies show that health misinformation on social media has led to fewer people getting vaccinated and more lives lost to COVID-19 and other life-threatening diseases.
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If what you’re reading seems too good to be true, it probably is.
Whether about a comet hitting the Earth or a virus infecting the world, fear-based messages often do not succeed at changing people’s behaviors.
NFL star Aaron Rodgers has amplified dangerous and disproven myths about the COVID-19 vaccine. Here’s why his statements are not only untrue, but also harmful because they spread misinformation.
The circulation of misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine poses the danger of hampering the government’s efforts to control the pandemic.
COVID vaccines don’t contain any live virus to shed. Here’s the science to put the myth of viral shedding after the COVID vaccine to bed.
If you’re in Sydney, the advice is for people to bring forward the timing of their second AstraZeneca shot, and for the under 60s to consider having it if they can’t get hold of Pfizer.
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Associate professor, UNSW Sydney
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Paediatrician at the Royal Childrens Hospital and Associate Professor and Clinician Scientist, University of Melbourne and MCRI, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Associate Professor, Discipline of Childhood and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney
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Conjoint Professor, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Clinical Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
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Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences, Penn State
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Associate Professor of Public Health, Boston University
