Coronavirus: Australians' stance on vaccine based on news, not Twitter chatter
Advertisement Social media chatter did not have a significant effect on vaccine acceptance in Australia, but official announcements and reporting by trusted media sources did, according to an analysis by an expert in big data. Professor Bela Stantic, the founder and head of Griffith Universityâs Big Data and Smart Analytics Lab, has used his methods to successfully predict the results of the 2019 Australian federal election, Brexit and the election of Donald Trump to the US presidency. Analysis shows public sentiment towards COVID vaccines turned on major media coverage of announcements,...
Source: brisbanetimes.com.au