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
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March always brings a touch of madness for fourth-year medical school students as they wait to hear if a residency program they seek to join also wants them.
Thereâs always the chance, though it has yet to happen at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, that a graduating student comes up empty.
On Monday, fourth years across the country will learn whether they matched with a program. If so, the students will need to wait until Friday to find out if itâs their top or bottom choice, or somewhere in between.
âIâm very nervous, not because our students didnât get enough interviews and not because Iâm worried about this class in particular. Itâs just that things are so different this year,â Dr. Aubrey Knight, senior dean of students, said. âIâm not sure the programs were able in this virtual world to see students as well. While I realize Iâm biased, I believe the more you get to know a VTC student, the better that student