Social media and vaccine hesitancy

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Authors

Steven Lloyd Wilson · Brandeis University

Charles Shey Wiysonge · South African Medical Research Council

Abstract

There is a significant relationship between organisation on social media and public doubts of vaccine safety. In addition, there is a substantial relationship between foreign disinformation campaigns and declining vaccination coverage.

Topics & Keywords

Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Misinformation and Its Impacts SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BMJ Global Health

Volume 5, Issue 10, pp. e004206-e004206

DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-004206

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