dating back to the smallpox vaccines of the 1800s. Today, many people still oppose vaccines, while anti-vaccine misinformation proliferates online.However, a new study finds the effect of online anti-vaccine misinformation minimizes in people who talk about vaccines with friends and family.The study looks at anti-vaccination sentiment during the 2018–2019 flu season.
It explores the impact of online misinformation about vaccines and the flu, and its lasting effects.The research, which appears in the journal Vaccine, combines an analysis of tweets with surveys of U.S.