#misinformationkills — Public Fediverse posts
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2,500 Commentators Agree: Dr. Jay Bhattacharya Has Failed to Earn the Public’s Trust | Science-Based Medicine https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/nobodytrustsjay/
“While other doctors worked in hospitals, Dr. #Bhattacharya made videos that treated rare, mild vaccine side effects as a fate worse than death. Today, he using his own efforts to demolish trust as justification for destroying an entire field of lifesaving, Nobel Prize winning research.”
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"A gunman targeted the CDC today because he believed the Covid-19 vaccine made him sick. A police officer died trying to stop him."
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Misinformation, Trust, and Use of #Ivermectin and #Hydroxychloroquine for #COVID19 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2809985 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2809985?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=content-shareicons&utm_content=article_engagement&utm_medium=social&utm_term=081624 “Among 13 438 adults.., 6% reported use of either ivermectin or hydroxychloroquine. Those who endorsed COVID-19 vaccine–related #misinformation, had lower trust in hospitals and physicians and lower trust in scientists, and exhibited greater belief in #conspiracy theories were more likely to report using one of these medicines. #MisinformationKills
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A recent study in Nature Human Behaviour listed a set of 11 "attitude roots" that could help researchers understand the #motivations of people who #reject #vaccinations. These #attitude roots point to #psychological attributes that drive the belief, as opposed to #factual arguments. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-023-01644-3?mc_cid=27b5e05b07&mc_eid=019d7fa742 #WearaMask #VaccinesWork #misinformationkills