Journal article
COVID-19 Misinformation: A Potent Co-Factor in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Curēus (Palo Alto, CA), Vol.14(10), e30026
10/07/2022
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.30026
PMID: 36348909
Abstract
COVID-19, the biggest global health crisis of our times was complicated by an equally potent co-factor: the misinformation infodemic. A confluence of unique factors led to the emergence of the crisis of misinformation, including the widespread reach of social media, the lack of credible sources and strategies for information dissemination, and the sticky and virulent nature of the misinformation campaigns. One of the primary targets of the misinformation campaign was the COVID-19 vaccine effort, leading to significant impediments to implementing an effective and successful vaccination campaign. The time to act is now and will need a concerted multipronged approach with a close partnership between scientists, public health agencies, government agencies, and social media companies to foster accuracy in the exchange of health information in social media and curb the menace of misinformation. This paper aims to review the scope of the problem and examine strategies to help mitigate it.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- COVID-19 Misinformation: A Potent Co-Factor in the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Creators
- Ishan Aiyer - Blair Acad, Educ, Blairstown, NJ USALikhita Shaik - Hennepin Healthcare, Family Med, Minneapolis, MN USARahul Kashyap - Mayo Clin, Crit Care Med, Rochester, MN USASalim Surani - Mayo Clin, Anesthesiol, Rochester, MN 55902 USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Curēus (Palo Alto, CA), Vol.14(10), e30026
- DOI
- 10.7759/cureus.30026
- PMID
- 36348909
- NLM abbreviation
- Cureus
- ISSN
- 2168-8184
- eISSN
- 2168-8184
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 6
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/07/2022
- Academic Unit
- Neurology
- Record Identifier
- 9985143122402771
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