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Various health organizations have joined together in the so-called 'Alliance against vaccine hoaxes' to contribute to accurate information and stop misinformation about them. The Alliance warns that one of the main threats against vaccination is the misinformation that circulates on social networks . “Currently, the hoaxes generated by groups of vaccine deniers and reticents do not stop increasing on social networks, making coordinated action against them necessary,” they say. Promoted by the #SaludsinBulos Institute , the Alliance is made up of the Spanish Association of Vaccinology, the Community Nursing Association.
With the aim of fighting misinformation, the Alliance will use awareness campaigns, training in communication skills for health professionals, consultation Iraq Telegram Number Data tools Iraq Telegram Number Data and monitoring systems. According to a recent study by Imperial College and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine , published in Nature Human Behavior, the main consequence of hoaxes about COVID vaccines is lower vaccine coverage. The researchers found that when people were exposed to vaccine hoaxes, the desire to get vaccinated to protect themselves was reduced by percentage points in the United Kingdom and in the United States.
Interest in getting vaccinated to protect others also decreased. Furthermore, after exposing respondents to COVID- vaccine hoaxes, a quarter said they agreed with some of the false content or considered it reliable. This study also shows that the most dangerous hoaxes about vaccines are those that use images or links that give the impression that the content is endorsed by experts in the field. nature vaccines table Source: Nature. (Click on the image to enlarge) For José Antonio Forcada, scientific co-spokesperson for the Alliance, “this collaboration between entities involved in accurate information about vaccines is unprecedented in the world.
With the aim of fighting misinformation, the Alliance will use awareness campaigns, training in communication skills for health professionals, consultation Iraq Telegram Number Data tools Iraq Telegram Number Data and monitoring systems. According to a recent study by Imperial College and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine , published in Nature Human Behavior, the main consequence of hoaxes about COVID vaccines is lower vaccine coverage. The researchers found that when people were exposed to vaccine hoaxes, the desire to get vaccinated to protect themselves was reduced by percentage points in the United Kingdom and in the United States.
Interest in getting vaccinated to protect others also decreased. Furthermore, after exposing respondents to COVID- vaccine hoaxes, a quarter said they agreed with some of the false content or considered it reliable. This study also shows that the most dangerous hoaxes about vaccines are those that use images or links that give the impression that the content is endorsed by experts in the field. nature vaccines table Source: Nature. (Click on the image to enlarge) For José Antonio Forcada, scientific co-spokesperson for the Alliance, “this collaboration between entities involved in accurate information about vaccines is unprecedented in the world.