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‘Debunk fast, debunk well’: Misinformation-fighting campaign takes on COVID vaccine hesitancy
The problem with combatting the misinformation swirling around COVID-19 is, according to University of Alberta health law professor Timothy Caulfield, all fronts the fight takes place on are of equal importance.
“For a long time there has been this tolerance of pseudoscience and misinformation,” said Caulfield. “But there are recent studies that show once people believe a little bit of misinformation, it’s easier to believe other misinformation.”
And although many of the inaccuracies may seem like harmless conspiracies for the unreachable fringes like the idea that the pandemic is a hoax Caulfield said such notions can snowball and become a problematic belief that “clusters” with other hard-to-believe bits of misinformation.
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OTTAWA, ON, April 29, 2021 /CNW/ - As we continue to roll out COVID-19 vaccines across the country, the Government of Canada is committed to addressing and reducing barriers to vaccination.
Today, during National Immunization Awareness Week, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health, announced an investment of $2.25 million through the Immunization Partnership Fund (IPF) for two projects to support vaccination efforts. These projects will support vaccine uptake by ensuring Canadians have access to credible information on vaccination, as well as equipping healthcare providers and Canadians with proven strategies to manage pain and fear during vaccination.
From: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Today, Andy Fillmore, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities and Member of Parliament for Halifax, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, announced that the Government of Canada will invest $6 million in the Discovery Centre’s Inspiring Youth to Climate Action project. This Halifax-based science centre will partner with 30 science centres across the country to engage approximately 200,000 youth in every province and territory as they participate in innovative activities that will inspire them to take real action to fight climate change.
Canadians want clean air and clean water for their children and grandchildren. When companies pollute our natural environment, they pay the price and the Government of Canada ensures that environmental good follows environmental harm by investing those fines in projects that benefit the environment.
Exploration Place joins national project aimed at teaching youth about climate change
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Exploration Place has announced that they will be part of a new national project aimed at teaching youth about climate change.
The ‘Inspiring Youth to Climate Action Project’ will be funded by a $6 million Environment Canada grant.
Working alongside the Discovery Centre in Halifax, Science North in Sudbury and the Canadian Association of Science Centres (CASC), Exploration Place will play a key role in facilitating the project.
Dov Bercovici, President and CEO of the Discovery Centre says much of the funding will be dispursed to up to 30 Canadian Science Centres to conduct similar teachings.
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