Fernanda FerreiraAs COVID-19 vaccines approach the finish line, public health officials around the world are battling waves of vaccine misinformation that could derail efforts to protect their citizens.
The video platform YouTube recently pledged to help by removing videos containing COVID-19 misinformation and expanding on earlier efforts to limit recommendations for antivaccination videos.
Now, a new study in Brazil suggests YouTube’s moderation policies miss many antivaccination videos in Portuguese.Vaccine hesitancy is as old as inoculation itself.
But it has been on the rise for 2 decades, and last year the World Health Organization listed it as one of 10 threats to global health.