Although rates of vaccination have increased worldwide, the rise in nonmedical exemptions
for vaccination may have caused a resurgence of childhood vaccine-preventable diseases�…

Widespread uptake of vaccines is necessary to achieve herd immunity. However, uptake
rates have varied across US states during the first six months of the COVID-19 vaccination�…

The current study examined various types of misinformation related to the COVID-19
vaccines and their relationships to vaccine hesitancy and refusal. Study 1 asked a sample of�…

The quality of online health information is cause for concern in general, and the spread of
mis/disinformation on the benefits and risks of vaccines has certainly been fueling vaccine�…

Background COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy has emerged as a major public health challenge.
Although medical and scientific misinformation has been known to fuel vaccine hesitancy in�…

There are mounting concerns about the adverse effects of social media on the public
understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic and its potential effects on vaccination coverage�…

Widespread acceptance of a vaccine for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) will be the next major step in fighting the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID�…

Abstract In February 2020, the World Health Organization announced an 'infodemic'--a
deluge of both accurate and inaccurate health information--that accompanied the global�…

The recent authorization by regulatory agencies across the world to distribute and
administer COVID-19 vaccines marks an important turning point in the pandemic. The�…

ABSTRACT The World Health Organization declared the deluge of publicly available
information about COVID-19 to be an “infodemic,” comprising both facts and misinformation�…