The role of social media in monitoring COVID-19 vaccine uptake.
The role of social media in monitoring COVID-19 vaccine uptake.
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10.1111/jep.13656
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发表时间：
2022-08
影响因子：
2.4
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The COVID‐19 pandemic has affected millions of lives worldwide. To date, there are more than 50 vaccine candidates to mitigate this public health crisis and several of the vaccines are in various phases of clinical trials. In the United States, Pfizer‐BioNTech and Moderna vaccines have been rolled out and distributed. Although vaccines are currently available for distribution, several challenges hinder uptake such as vaccine hesitancy, misinformation, and an inadequate distribution plan. Studies examining the likelihood of participants to get vaccinated found that only 52% of those surveyed stated they will very likely get the vaccine. 1 Hesitation may be due to public mistrust of science, including fear of the side effects, uncertainty of vaccine efficacy, mistrust of pharmaceutical companies, and that production of the COVID‐19 vaccine was expedited. 2, 3 Misinformation about COVID‐19 is ubiquitous online. 4, 5 One study found that 88% of misinformation about COVID‐19 arose on social media and resulted mostly from distorted facts (59%) instead of being completely fabricated (38%). 6 Unfortunately, social media platforms are inundated with misinformation and fact‐checking or removing them presents challenges. In one instance, COVID‐19 vaccine social media posts about the harms of getting vaccinated went viral and despite efforts to remove the posts by the platform, the damage of disseminating false side effects was irreparable. 7 As a result of misinformation, provaccination sentiment and trust has decreased in the public. Early vaccine distribution has been complicated by supply limitations, organisational deficiency, and technical challenges. As millions around the world patiently wait, the importance of vaccination to achieve herd immunity, minimise morbidity and mortality from COVID‐19, and protect lives cannot be overstated. This viewpoint will explore the role of social media in monitoring uptake of the COVID‐19 vaccine.
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影响因子：
5.9
作者：
Khubchandani J;Sharma S;Price JH;Wiblishauser MJ;Sharma M;Webb FJ
通讯作者：
Webb FJ
影响因子：
5.1
作者：
Young, Sean D.;Rivers, Caitlin;Lewis, Bryan
通讯作者：
Lewis, Bryan
影响因子：
4.6
作者：
Cinelli M;Quattrociocchi W;Galeazzi A;Valensise CM;Brugnoli E;Schmidt AL;Zola P;Zollo F;Scala A
通讯作者：
Scala A
DOI：
10.1097/jnc.0000000000000298
发表时间：
2022-01-01
影响因子：
2
作者：
Garett, Renee;Young, Sean D.
通讯作者：
Young, Sean D.
影响因子：
15.2
作者：
Young SD;Zhang Q;Zhou J;Pacula RL
通讯作者：
Pacula RL