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The Anti-Vaccine Influencers Who Are Merely Asking Questions Renée DiResta © Adam Maida / The Atlantic / Getty Life can go back to normal in the United States only if millions more Americans get vaccinated against COVID-19. The problem is that today’s communication environment is perfectly engineered to discourage that. Wild claims go viral, and partisans exploit any scientific uncertainty for political advantage. So when the FDA and the CDC paused the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine last week, the problem wasn’t just that a small number of people who had received ...

The Atlantic Institutional authorities haven’t adapted to today’s media ecosystem. Other commentators are filling the gap. 6:00 AM ET Adam Maida / The Atlantic / Getty Life can go back to normal in the United States only if millions more Americans get vaccinated against COVID-19. The problem is that today’s communication environment is perfectly engineered to discourage that. Wild claims go viral, and partisans exploit any scientific uncertainty for political advantage. So when the FDA and the CDC paused the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine last week, the problem wasn’t just that ...

(Credit: Getty Images) As of Monday, 50% of the adult population in the United States had received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 33%  were fully vaccinated. In another metric milestone, more than 80% of seniors have had at least one shot, and nearly two thirds are fully jabbed. Now that the (adult) glass is half full, how do we fill it? Four months into the campaign, the initial surge of vaccinations still has momentum, as we’ve averaged more than 3 million shots a day in early April. In pockets of America here and there, however, unused doses are evidence of flattening demand...

Scientific American Researchers are applying strategies honed during the 2020 US presidential election to track anti-vax propaganda Print Demonstrators hold signs during a protest outside the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S,. on Saturday, March 13, 2021. Credit: Dustin Chambers Advertisement In March, Twitter put its foot down: users who repeatedly spread false information about COVID-19 vaccines will have their accounts suspended or shut down. It was a new front in a high-stakes battle over misinformation that could help to determine ho...