From the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, misinformation has been hand-in-hand with authentic information. In this episode, we do a deep dive into who the stakeholders in COVID-19 communication are, how they are connected to one another, and possible solutions to coming out of this infodemic. Joining us in this episode is Professor K. Vishwanath.
Un-Viral is a podcast where we tackle that dangerous combination of the two kinds of virality—misinformation about health. Tune in to discern the real from the fake, and remember to Un-Viral.
Chapters
00:00 – 01:06 – Introduction
01:07 – 03:31 – Social media as a major player in COVID-19 information
03:32 – 05:20 – Who is sharing health-related information on social media? ft. Health Communication Professor K. Vishwanath
05:21 – 08:19 – The ‘doctors’ spouting misinformation on social media
08:20 – 09:57 – The need to go deeper when someone spouts a ‘scientific study’ as source
09:58 – 12:30 – Case study: regional media as unwitting carriers of medical misinformation
12:31 – 15:04 – The need for a twenty-first-century–specific health communication system
15:05 – 17:22 – Why local-level stakeholders are key to the health communication system
17.23 – 21:46 – How to discern the real from the fake at the individual level vis-à-vis health misinformation
21:47 – 25:30 – A health communication expert’s take on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
25:31 – 26:41 – Why you should treat your health like an expensive product
26:42 – 27:54 – Conclusion
27:55 – 28:11 – Credits
Resources
1. https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/kasisomayajula-viswanath/
2. https://projectsanchar.org/myths-vs-facts/
3. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-73510-5
4. https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/social-media-covid-19-a-global-study-of-digital-crisis-interaction-among-gen-z-and-millennials
5. https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/need-to-monitor-any-vaccine-escaping-covid-19-variants-says-icmr-study-in-odisha-on-breakthrough-infections20210624180705/
6. https://www.bmj.com/content/363/bmj.k4782
7. https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/covid19-vaccine-hesitancy-12-things-you-need-to-know
8. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/1467-923X.12910
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