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Vaccine misinformation
Here we will share articles about and examples of misinformation related to vaccines, in particular the COVID-19 vaccines that are being developed and distributed. Please remember to use your news literacy skills before sharing information that could be misleading.
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Update 1: Now includes quote from Dr McCray Widely shared claims on social media link to a video alleging that a future vaccine against COVID-19 would “genetically modify” humans. This claim is scientifically...
New research shows the bigger threat to public trust in a Covid-19 vaccine comes from smaller, better-connected Facebook groups. Vaccination proponents and misinformation researchers had been waiting years...
"People are genuinely having real conversations, and people are asking questions, and I think that’s kind of magic," Kate Bredbenner said. Ashley Locke, 29, got her first injection this month as part the...
As the potential roll-out of a vaccine for Covid-19 appears on the horizon, those monitoring anti-vaccine disinformation online say they are …
PARIS—The nation that gave us Louis Pasteur—whose scientific discoveries paved the way for human vaccination—has become a global hotspot for …
(CNN Business) — Nearly two years ago, public health experts blamed social media platforms for contributing to a measles outbreak by allowing false claims about the risks of vaccines to spread. Facebook...