Online Anti-Vaccine Movement in the Age of COVID-19
2020
This article discusses a recent report by the Centre for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) that lambasted social media companies for allowing the anti-vaccine movement to remain on their platforms. The CCDH report noted that social media accounts held by so-called anti-vaxxers have increased their following by at least 7-8 million people since 2019. “The decision to continue hosting known misinformation content and actors left online anti-vaxxers ready to pounce on the opportunity presented by coronavirus,” stated the report. The CCDH warned that the growing anti-vaccine movement could undermine the roll-out of any future vaccine against COVID-19.
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Online Anti-Vaccine Movement in the Age of COVID-19
Source:
Burki T. The Online Anti-Vaccine Movement in the Age of COVID-19. The Lancet Digital Health 2020; 2 (10). https://doi.org/10.1016/s2589-7500(20)30227-2