The government's top doctor releases a step-by-step toolkit to help people combat misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines in their own close circles
The toolkit, which Murthy hopes will be used by health professionals, faith leaders, teachers or parents with children newly eligible for the shot, is the next step in addressing the ongoing problem. Novemberfrom the Kaiser Family Foundation showed that nearly eight in 10 adults have come across false statements about COVID-19 and have either believed them or been unsure if they were true.
He called for more transparency in the tech industry since misinformation spreads rapidly on social media platforms. It includes discussion questions and illustrations explaining why people share misinformation or what a hypothetical conversation around misinformation could look like. "But nobody generally changes their mind when they feel shame and blame, if anything that hardens people in their position," Murthy said.
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