Temporal trends in anti-vaccine discourse on Twitter.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.06.086
Abstract: Despite vaccination's role in preventing communicable diseases, misinformation threatens uptake. Social media may disseminate such anti-vaccination messages. We characterized trends in pro- and anti-vaccination discourse on Twitter. All tweets between 2010 and 2019 containing vaccine-related… read more here.
Keywords: vaccine; vaccination; anti vaccine; discourse twitter ... See more keywords
Vaccine-related advertising in the Facebook Ad Archive.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.10.066
Abstract: BACKGROUND In 2018, Facebook introduced Ad Archive as a platform to improve transparency in advertisements related to politics and "issues of national importance." Vaccine-related Facebook advertising is publicly available for the first time. After measles… read more here.
Keywords: vaccine related; anti vaccine; pro vaccine; advertising ... See more keywords
Spread of vaccine hesitancy in France: What about YouTube™?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.07.002
Abstract: OBJECTIVES This work characterises the information about vaccination available on YouTube™ in France. METHODS YouTube™ (www.YouTube.com) was searched using "vaccines" as a keyword. Videos in French with at least 10,000 views were identified. For each… read more here.
Keywords: vaccine videos; anti vaccine; vaccine hesitancy; vaccine ... See more keywords
#DoctorsSpeakUp: Exploration of Hashtag Hijacking by Anti-Vaccine Advocates and the Influence of Scientific Counterpublics on Twitter.
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DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2022.2058159
Abstract: The #DoctorsSpeakUp hashtag, which was designed by physicians to collectively promote vaccines on Twitter in Spring of 2020, was hijacked by anti-vaccine advocates. Through the lens of counterpublic sphere theory, thematic analysis revealed that the… read more here.
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The Arguments of the COVID-19 Vaccines Opponents on Facebook in Poland: Textual Analysis Study
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DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckab164.411
Abstract: Background Social media allow users to quickly spread information and opinions. Unfortunately, it is often a place of anti-vaxxers activity, who create content that spreads easily. This situation leads to an increase in vaccine hesitancy… read more here.
Keywords: arguments covid; time; covid vaccines; social media ... See more keywords
Simple solutions to wicked problems: Cultivating true believers of anti-vaccine conspiracies during the COVID-19 pandemic
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DOI: 10.1177/13675494231173536
Abstract: The pandemic has produced an abundance of medical misinformation, disinformation and conspiracy theories about the safety and efficacy of vaccines. Many of these narratives appear impervious to scientific evidence and indifferent to the authority of… read more here.
Keywords: conspiracy theories; simple solutions; anti vaccine; wicked problems ... See more keywords
A comparative analysis of anti-vax discourse on twitter before and after COVID-19 onset
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DOI: 10.1177/14604582221135831
Abstract: This study aimed to identify and assess the prevalence of vaccine-hesitancy-related topics on Twitter in the periods before and after the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. Using a search query, 272,780 tweets associated with anti-vaccine… read more here.
Keywords: comparative analysis; covid; twitter; anti vaccine ... See more keywords
A social norms approach intervention to address misperceptions of anti-vaccine conspiracy beliefs amongst UK parents
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0258985
Abstract: Anti-vaccine conspiracy beliefs among parents can reduce vaccination intentions. Parents’ beliefs in anti-vaccine conspiracy theories are also related to their perceptions of other parents’ conspiracy beliefs. Further, research has shown that parents hold misperceptions of… read more here.
Keywords: conspiracy beliefs; intervention; conspiracy; anti vaccine ... See more keywords
Here we go again: the reemergence of anti-vaccine activism on the Internet.
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DOI: 10.1590/0102-311x00037620
Abstract: This essay discusses the resurgence of anti-vaccine activism in recent years, based on relevant literature and the author's own experiences. After presenting possible reasons for the reemergence of such movements and their consequences, the author… read more here.
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Anti-Vaccine Discourse on Social Media: An Exploratory Audit of Negative Tweets about Vaccines and Their Posters
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DOI: 10.3390/vaccines10122067
Abstract: As the anti-vaccination movement is spreading around the world, this paper addresses the ever more urgent need for health professionals, communicators and policy-makers to grasp the nature of vaccine mis/disinformation on social media. A one-by-one… read more here.
Keywords: vaccine discourse; social media; vaccination; discourse social ... See more keywords
COVID-19 Anti-Vaccine Sentiments in Malaysia: Narratives of Comments from Facebook Post
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DOI: 10.3390/vaccines11040834
Abstract: The anti-vaccination movement was an ongoing issue in Malaysia, a Muslim-majority country, even before the COVID-19 pandemic. It is unclear whether the introduction of new COVID-19 vaccines would similarly provoke anti-vaccine sentiments. This study analyzed… read more here.
Keywords: covid vaccines; covid anti; anti vaccine; vaccine sentiments ... See more keywords