Overcoming COVID-19 Misinformation: Lessons Learned at the Epicentre of the Outbreak in the USA-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Overcoming COVID-19 Misinformation: Lessons Learned at the Epicentre of the Outbreak in the USA

Published:2022-12-07 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:2732-5326
Container-title:EMJ Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
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Short-container-title:EMJ Microbiol Infect Dis

Author:

Policar Maurice¹,Madad Syra²

Affiliation:

1. NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst, New York City, New York, USA; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, New York, USA

2. System-wide Special Pathogens Program, NYC Health + Hospitals, New York City, New York, USA; Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Abstract

THE COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the dire need to foster increased public confidence in mitigation and prevention strategies through more and better health literacy. More than 2 years into the worst public health crisis of the 21st century, we continue to be consumed by the most basic health questions: should I get tested for COVID-19, should I get vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19, and should I wear a mask? In many countries, the tension between personal freedoms and public good helps to fuel a global threat, with continued transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and its evolving, more infectious variants. This short essay discusses the negative effects of misinformation and disinformation, and shares recommendations based on lessons learned.

Publisher

European Medical Group

Subject

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering,General Business, Management and Accounting,Materials Science (miscellaneous),Business and International Management

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