POV: Health Misinformation Is Rampant on Social Media::Monica Wang argues that health misinformation on social media is fueling the global anti-vaccination campaign and offers suggestions for how to combat it.

  • afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    I fully admit I didn’t trust the vaccine when it was announced and was on the fence. Mostly because I didn’t trust the Whitehouse administration. Someone on reddit pointed out studies conducted in Germany, I read them, and changed my mind. When it became available for my age group I went and got it.

    Now I concede that I might be infact a dipshit, but I have a family that depends on me. My kids are innocent and don’t deserve to grow up without a dad because of a very avoidable problem.

    So yeah I get the anger and it is tempting to look at people and write them off, but chances are if they are removed from the world other people suffer.