COVID-19 vaccine rumors and conspiracy theories: The need for cognitive inoculation against misinformation to improve vaccine adherence.
COVID-19 vaccine rumors and conspiracy theories: The need for cognitive inoculation against misinformation to improve vaccine adherence.
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DOI：
10.1371/journal.pone.0251605
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发表时间：
2021
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影响因子：
3.7
通讯作者：
Seale H
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作者：
Islam MS;Kamal AM;Kabir A;Southern DL;Khan SH;Hasan SMM;Sarkar T;Sharmin S;Das S;Roy T;Harun MGD;Chughtai AA;Homaira N;Seale H
谣言和阴谋论可能会导致疫苗犹豫。监测与COVID-19候选疫苗相关的在线数据可以实时跟踪疫苗错误信息，并有助于消除其影响。这项研究旨在检查在线平台上传播的COVID-19疫苗谣言和阴谋论，了解其背景，然后审查管理这些错误信息并提高疫苗接受度的干预措施。于2020年6月，我们成立了一个跨专业团队，以审查和收集2019年12月31日至2020年11月30日期间的网上谣言和阴谋论。来源包括谷歌、谷歌事实核查、Facebook、YouTube、Twitter、事实核查机构网站以及电视和报纸网站。提取定量数据，输入Excel电子表格，并使用统计软件包R版本4.0.3进行连续分析。我们对来自新闻文章、在线报道和博客的定性信息进行了内容分析，并与定量数据的结果进行了比较。根据事实核查机构的评级，信息被分为真实、虚假、误导或夸大。我们发现了637个与COVID-19疫苗相关的项目：91%是谣言，9%是来自52个国家的阴谋论。在578个谣言中，36%与疫苗的开发、可用性和可获得性有关，20%与发病率和死亡率有关，8%与安全性、有效性和可接受性有关，其余为其他类别。在637个条目中，5%（30/637）是真实的，83%（528/637）是虚假的，10%（66/637）是误导性的，2%（13/637）是夸大的。谣言和阴谋论可能导致不信任，导致疫苗犹豫。实时追踪COVID-19疫苗错误信息，并与社交媒体合作传播正确信息，有助于保护公众免受错误信息的影响。
Rumors and conspiracy theories, can contribute to vaccine hesitancy. Monitoring online data related to COVID-19 vaccine candidates can track vaccine misinformation in real-time and assist in negating its impact. This study aimed to examine COVID-19 vaccine rumors and conspiracy theories circulating on online platforms, understand their context, and then review interventions to manage this misinformation and increase vaccine acceptance. In June 2020, a multi-disciplinary team was formed to review and collect online rumors and conspiracy theories between 31 December 2019–30 November 2020. Sources included Google, Google Fact Check, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, fact-checking agency websites, and television and newspaper websites. Quantitative data were extracted, entered in an Excel spreadsheet, and analyzed descriptively using the statistical package R version 4.0.3. We conducted a content analysis of the qualitative information from news articles, online reports and blogs and compared with findings from quantitative data. Based on the fact-checking agency ratings, information was categorized as true, false, misleading, or exaggerated. We identified 637 COVID-19 vaccine-related items: 91% were rumors and 9% were conspiracy theories from 52 countries. Of the 578 rumors, 36% were related to vaccine development, availability, and access, 20% related to morbidity and mortality, 8% to safety, efficacy, and acceptance, and the rest were other categories. Of the 637 items, 5% (30/) were true, 83% (528/637) were false, 10% (66/637) were misleading, and 2% (13/637) were exaggerated. Rumors and conspiracy theories may lead to mistrust contributing to vaccine hesitancy. Tracking COVID-19 vaccine misinformation in real-time and engaging with social media to disseminate correct information could help safeguard the public against misinformation.
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影响因子：
1.9
作者：
Pelčić G;Karačić S;Mikirtichan GL;Kubar OI;Leavitt FJ;Cheng-Tek Tai M;Morishita N;Vuletić S;Tomašević L
通讯作者：
Tomašević L
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4
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影响因子：
25.4
作者：
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通讯作者：
Kempe, Allison
DOI：
10.1001/jamahealthforum.2020.1393
发表时间：
2020-11-02
期刊：
JAMA health forum
影响因子：
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作者：
Lewis, Jarrett Ramos
通讯作者：
Lewis, Jarrett Ramos