KATHERINE HAFNER
The Virginian-Pilot
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the Biden administration is exploring options to share more coronavirus vaccine with other countries in the months ahead, and he announced the hiring of a coordinator for global COVID response and health security.
Many of us spent more time online in the past year after public health officials encouraged us to distance ourselves from each other and stay home during the coronavirus pandemic.
It was the safer way to live. But the online world has its dangers related to the virus, too.
The internet has been a breeding ground for misinformation about the pandemic, so much so that the World Health Organization deemed COVID-19 the first âinfodemic.â
Virginia researchers are studying COVID-19 vaccine myths A few are sure hard to budge
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Virginia Tech researchers receive grant to study misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine
Published Monday, Apr. 5, 2021, 9:15 am
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The saying goes, “You can’t believe everything you find on the Internet.” As simple as that sounds, navigating social media can often blur the line between reality and fantasy. This proves especially difficult when trying to fight a global pandemic.
Researchers study how social media misinformation influences vaccine readiness in Appalachia
The saying goes, You can t believe everything you find on the Internet. As simple as that sounds, navigating social media can often blur the line between reality and fantasy. This proves especially difficult when trying to fight a global pandemic.
Researchers at Virginia Tech are now looking into how social media misinformation influences people s intention to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, especially those within the Appalachian region, with help from a grant funded by the Fralin Life Sciences Institute and the Data and Decisions Destination Area. There is evidence to suggest that Appalachia - our community - may be particularly vulnerable to misinformation about the vaccine, said Michelle Rockwell, lead investigator on the grant and research associate for Carilion Clinic and research assistant professor with the Fralin Life Sciences Institute at Virginia Tech. We d like to improve un