But it’s become clear over the last few years that bad information about vaccines and other hot health topics is already so widespread that it’s unlikely that the first time someone encounters a myth will be when they see a post debunking it, said Emily Clancy, communications director for Immunize Colorado.found 78% of adults had heard at least one myth about COVID-19 vaccines and either believed it or weren’t sure whether it was true.
More than three years after COVID-19 became a household word, the debate about how to reach people with correct information and reduce the odds they’ll make decisions based on lies is ongoing. Some experts have raised concerns that the United Statesthan it was for COVID-19, because many people distrust public health leaders and 30 states limited their power to take steps like temporarily closing businesses or requiring people to quarantine.
Dr. Jon Samet, dean of the Colorado School of Public Health, said the problem of misinformation isn’t new; the tobacco industry created the playbook for disinformation during its long battle to suppress the truth that smoking kills. “This is not a new problem, but it’s incarnated in new ways because of the internet and because of politics,” he said.
You mean like: *the shots will prevent infection *the shots will prevent the spread of infection *the shots will lessen the severity of infection
You mean lies like these? *our ER’s are filling up with children *masks prevent infection and spreading of a nano particle ^COVID-19 came from a spillover event in a wet market ^COVID are safe and effective *NIH never funded gain of function *15 days to slow the spread
It‘s a flu, nothing more. What comes next will inevitably be worse.
Can’t believe you are still pushing vaccines with the data available to you today.
I remember when my posts about Vitamin D were helping prevent sever Covid infection were all removed as misinformation. I was right and the CDC, NIH and WHO agree.
Like they stop transmission?