Conspiracy theories and social media platforms

M Cinelli, G Etta, M Avalle, A Quattrociocchi… - Current Opinion in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Conspiracy theories proliferate online. We provide an overview of information consumption
patterns related to conspiracy content on four mainstream social media platforms (Facebook …

The Coronavirus pandemic–2022: Viruses, variants & vaccines

M Alexandridi, J Mazej, E Palermo, J Hiscott - Cytokine & growth factor …, 2022 - Elsevier
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019–2020, Cytokine & Growth Factor
Reviews has published several Special Issues focused on the biology, pathogenesis and …

ChatGPT and the rise of large language models: the new AI-driven infodemic threat in public health

L De Angelis, F Baglivo, G Arzilli, GP Privitera… - Frontiers in public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Large Language Models (LLMs) have recently gathered attention with the release of
ChatGPT, a user-centered chatbot released by OpenAI. In this perspective article, we retrace …

Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses using the health belief model: a cross-sectional study in low-middle-and high-income countries of the East …

RM Ghazy, MS Abdou, S Awaidy, M Sallam… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster doses decrease infection transmission and
disease severity. This study aimed to assess the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine booster …

Therapeutic strategies to address monkeypox

MW McCarthy - Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Monkeypox is a viral zoonosis, with symptoms similar to those seen in smallpox
patients, although the clinical presentation may be less severe. Until recently, human …

[HTML][HTML] Measuring the burden of infodemics: Summary of the methods and results of the Fifth WHO Infodemic Management Conference

E Wilhelm, I Ballalai, ME Belanger… - JMIR …, 2023 - infodemiology.jmir.org
Background: An infodemic is excess information, including false or misleading information,
that spreads in digital and physical environments during a public health emergency. The …

Emotional profiling and cognitive networks unravel how mainstream and alternative press framed AstraZeneca, Pfizer and COVID-19 vaccination campaigns

A Semeraro, S Vilella, G Ruffo, M Stella - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
COVID-19 vaccines have been largely debated by the press. To understand how
mainstream and alternative media debated vaccines, we introduce a paradigm …

Analyzing the changing landscape of the Covid-19 vaccine debate on Twitter

A Santoro, A Galeazzi, T Scantamburlo… - Social Network Analysis …, 2023 - Springer
The issue of vaccine hesitancy has posed a significant challenge during the Covid-19
pandemic, as it increases the risk of undermining public health interventions aimed at …

Exploring the association between misinformation endorsement, opinions on the government response, risk perception, and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the US …

E Savoia, NW Harriman, R Piltch-Loeb, M Bonetti… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the adverse consequences created by an
infodemic, specifically bringing attention to compliance with public health guidance and …

Digital information approach through social media among Gen Z and Millennials: The global scenario during the COVID-19 pandemic

L Blandi, M Sabbatucci, G Dallagiacoma, F Alberti… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
An infodemic represents a concern for public health, influencing the general population's
perceptions of key health issues. Misinformation is rapidly spread by social media …