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Surgeon General warns of COVID-19 misinformation

… Surgeon General warns of COVID-19 misinformation … Surgeon General warns of COVID-19 misinformation Other authors Stephanie Soucheray | News … | News Reporter | CIDRAP News Teaser image Teaser text Misinformation has led people to avoid effective approaches, … advisory —the first of the Biden administration—about misinformation concerning COVID-19. "During the pandemic, …
Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy

Studies say HPV vaccine refusal, misinformation common

… Studies say HPV vaccine refusal, misinformation common … Studies say HPV vaccine refusal, misinformation common Other authors Stephanie Soucheray | … in 2017, compared with 53.1% in girls. Widespread HPV misinformation Both pediatricians and FPs in the Pediatrics …
Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
HPV vaccine

CDC, health groups spent millions to buy ads on websites flagged for misinformation

… groups spent millions to buy ads on websites flagged for misinformation … groups spent millions to buy ads on websites flagged for misinformation Teaser image Teaser text Government agencies, … 4 years to advertise on news websites accused of promoting misinformation, a new study shows. Infectious disease topics …
Liz Szabo
A pair of hands is seen using a smart phone next to a laptop, but the person and everything else is shrouded in darkness.

Report spotlights 52 US doctors who posted potentially harmful COVID misinformation online

… 52 US doctors who posted potentially harmful COVID misinformation online … 52 US doctors who posted potentially harmful COVID misinformation online Teaser image Teaser text Nearly a third … affiliated with groups with a history of spreading medical misinformation, such as America's Frontline Doctors. …
Mary Van Beusekom
Conspiracy theories on phone

COVID, other misinformation varies by topic, country on social media

… COVID, other misinformation varies by topic, country on social media … COVID, other misinformation varies by topic, country on social media Body … a study noting that the spread of COVID-related and other misinformation on social media varies by topic and by country …
Stephanie Soucheray

Experts offer tips to combat rampant online COVID, other health misinformation

… offer tips to combat rampant online COVID, other health misinformation … offer tips to combat rampant online COVID, other health misinformation Body The US medical and public health … communities should work together to combat online health misinformation through sustainable investments in media …
Mary Van Beusekom

New global health misinformation survey reveals deep divides

… New global health misinformation survey reveals deep divides … New global health misinformation survey reveals deep divides Other authors … political beliefs. Political divisiveness drives misinformation  The ideological divide stems from how health … India and Mexico tying for second at 73%. To address the misinformation beliefs revealed in the survey, Gollust said …
Sarah Boden
A woman appears confused as she talks on a cell phone and stares at her computer.

Public health experts try to ‘prebunk’ misinformation about vaccines ahead of CDC vaccine meeting today

… Public health experts try to ‘prebunk’ misinformation about vaccines ahead of CDC vaccine meeting … Public health experts try to ‘prebunk’ misinformation about vaccines ahead of CDC vaccine meeting … on Immunization Practices will likely be filled with misinformation and vaccine myths, experts warn. Infectious …
Liz Szabo
Vaccine being injected into a woman's arm

New US poll identifies large ‘malleable middle’ on vaccine misinformation

… New US poll identifies large ‘malleable middle’ on vaccine misinformation … New US poll identifies large ‘malleable middle’ on vaccine misinformation Teaser image Teaser text The findings come as … finding that suggests opportunities to counter vaccine misinformation. The findings arrive amid declining …
Laine Bergeson
Man in doctor's office

Relatively calm afternoon ACIP session still cauldron of ‘misinformation, disinformation, and information taken out of context’

… Relatively calm afternoon ACIP session still cauldron of ‘misinformation, disinformation, and information taken out of … Relatively calm afternoon ACIP session still cauldron of ‘misinformation, disinformation, and information taken out of … told CIDRAP News. “Number two, most of what he said was misinformation, disinformation, and information taken out of …
Laine Bergeson
Mary Van Beusekom
Liz Szabo
Baby in hospital

CIDRAP Op-Ed: Measles, misinformation, and what's actually in the MMR vaccine

… CIDRAP Op-Ed: Measles, misinformation, and what's actually in the MMR vaccine … CIDRAP Op-Ed: Measles, misinformation, and what's actually in the MMR vaccine Other …
Jake Scott, MD
DNA in vaccine vial
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Episode 122: Shutting Down Misinformation

In "Shutting Down Misinformation," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss the state of the pandemic in the US and around the world, China’s struggle to keep up with its dramatic rise in COVID cases and deaths, and the vaccine misinformation that is spreading on social media.

Articles mentioned in this episode:

    The bivalent booster outperforms, Eric Topol (https://erictopol.substack.com/p/the-bivalent-vaccine-booster-outperforms)
    COVID-19 and Excess All-Cause Mortality in the US and 20 Comparison Countries, June 2021-March 2022, A. Bilinkski et al (https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2798990)
January 12, 2023

COVID-19 Scan for Feb 05, 2021

… COVID-19 Scan for Feb 05, 2021 Bullet points COVID vaccine misinformation Colchicine effective for COVID-19 Distancing and individual COVID risk Body Exposure to misinformation leads to decline in COVID-19 uptake intent A randomized control trial shows that being exposed to misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine induced a decline …

News Scan for Sep 05, 2019

… Scan for Sep 05, 2019 Bullet points Facebook and vaccine misinformation Flu prevalence in hospitalized babies Zika … Body Facebook announces new steps to combat vaccine misinformation Facebook yesterday announced the launch of new features to battle vaccine misinformation on Facebook and Instagram, a move that was …

Americans largely say benefits of measles vaccine outweigh risks

… image Teaser text A related study highlights the impact of misinformation on HPV immunization. Infectious disease topics … level—and a separate study highlights the impact of misinformation surrounding the human papillomavirus (HPV) … just 9% of upper-income Americans say the same," Pew said. Misinformation tied to HPV vaccine decline In a related study …
Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
Boy receiving measles shot

Ghosts in the machine: Malicious bots spread COVID untruths

… that simulates people is the primary driver of COVID-19 misinformation, a study finds. Infectious disease topics … media platforms, are the primary drivers of COVID-19 misinformation, spreading myths and seeding public health … the authors wrote. "Possible approaches to prevent misinformation due to dissemination of articles by automated …
Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News
Man using smartphone at night

As Ebola rages in DRC, survey highlights wide mistrust

… declared found a link between mistrust of institutions and misinformation and fewer efforts to protect against the … enrolled in survivor programs. Survey probes mistrust, misinformation Meanwhile, a team led by Harvard University … . The group's goal was to tease out the role of trust and misinformation on infection prevention behaviors, given the …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
Raising Ebola awareness in the DR Congo

News Scan for Oct 14, 2020

… Bullet points Low COVID-19 day-care spread Global COVID misinformation Promise for plant-derived flu vaccine Slight … in vaccine hesitancy, demonstrating a powerful effect of misinformation on pandemic health behaviors. Scientists from … found that a one-unit increase in perceived reliability of misinformation was associated with a 23% drop in the …

Black adults outpace White peers in accepting COVID vaccine

… a link between depression and vulnerability to vaccine misinformation. White adults less likely to think vaccines … was tied to a higher chance of endorsing COVID-19 vaccine misinformation (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 2.15). … at least told us that the depression came  before  the misinformation," lead author Roy Perlis, MD, said in an MGH …
Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News
Gloved hands drawing COVID vaccine into syringe

COMMENTARY: Navigating COVID language traps

… more terms and more details on each term—on my website. Misinformation The term "misinformation" used to mean and should mean verifiably false … that. But to deeply committed people in many fields, "misinformation" now often means the "other side's" unproven …
Peter M. Sandman, PhD
COVID confusion illustration

US COVID-19 cases up 140% in past 2 weeks

… is continuing its battle against COVID-19 vaccine misinformation and urging people to get vaccinated. Masks … and held to was masks were no longer needed…" Vaccine misinformation Over the weekend, Facebook's vice president of … platforms were "killing people" by spreading COVID vaccine misinformation. Included in his response were data …
Lianna Matt McLernon | News Writer | CIDRAP News
Masked schoolgirl

COMMENTARY: 8 things US pandemic communicators still get wrong

… health over truth, failure to own mistakes, not addressing misinformation credibly and empathetically, and … you're sorry, and vow to do better. 7. Failure to address misinformation credibly and empathetically The topic of how … It's virtually impossible to address other people's misinformation to an audience that fervently believes (often …
Peter M. Sandman, PhD
Illustration of doctor at news conference

US COVID-19 cases climb steadily all week

… are too often being drowned out by the false sirens of misinformation," echoing his surgeon general advisory's call … support from individuals, organizations, and industries. "Misinformation robs us of our freedom to make decisions for … our health based on science and facts. Addressing health misinformation is an urgent challenge, a moral and civic …
Lianna Matt McLernon | News Writer | CIDRAP News
Man getting COVID vaccine

Online anti-vax efforts prove daunting public health challenge

… in these neighborhoods. They have been spreading dangerous misinformation based on fake science," Barbot said. Barbot's … disease outbreaks, while simultaneously fighting public misinformation about vaccine use and safety. Earlier this … posts. Pinterest has also recently taken steps to limit misinformation, including disabling the phrase "anti-vaccine" …
Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
Vaccines web search

State health leaders busy battling myths about H1N1 vaccine

… it's difficult when you can go to national media and find misinformation." Mary Selecky, secretary of health in … Washington state, told the board she has been dealing with misinformation too. "We have a very interesting history in … NBSB and is also Iowa's state epidemiologist, agreed that misinformation is a challenge. "There's a lot of …
Robert Roos
 

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