Vijaybabu Mudaliar
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
George Institute for Global Health
2022-2023
An infodemic is excess information, including false or misleading that spreads in digital and physical environments during a public health emergency. The COVID-19 pandemic has been accompanied by an unprecedented global led to confusion about the benefits of medical interventions, with substantial impact on risk-taking health-seeking behaviors, eroding trust authorities compromising effectiveness responses policies. Standardized measures are needed quantify harmful impacts systematic...
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> An infodemic is excess information, including false or misleading that spreads in digital and physical environments during a public health emergency. The COVID-19 pandemic has been accompanied by an unprecedented global led to confusion about the benefits of medical interventions, with substantial impact on risk-taking health-seeking behaviors, eroding trust authorities compromising effectiveness responses policies. Standardized measures are needed quantify...