Fake news e hesitação vacinal no contexto da pandemia da COVID-19 no Brasil

Ciencia e Saude Coletiva

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Galhardi, Cláudia Pereira¹  Freire, Neyson Pinheiro²  Fagundes, Maria Clara Marques³  Minayo, Maria Cecília de Souza⁴  Cunha, Isabel Cristina Kowal Olm² 

[1] FIOCRUZ;Universidade Federal de São Paulo;Universidade Federal Fluminense;Fundação Oswaldo Cruz

关键词: Fake news;    Pandemic;    COVID-19;    Vaccines;    Vaccine hesitancy;   

DOI  :  10.1590/1413-81232022275.24092021EN

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Associacao Brasileira de Pos - Graduacao em Saude Coletiva

【 摘 要 】

This paper presents the evolution of fake news disseminated about vaccines and the SARS-CoV-2 virus and its adverse impacts on the current Brazilian health crisis. This quantitative, empirical study is based on the notifications received by the Eu Fiscalizo app, through which the Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and WhatsApp platforms were identified as the principal means for disseminating and sharing rumors and misinformation about COVID-19. We observed large-scale circulation of fake news about vaccines directly related to the Brazilian political polarization, which became prevalent four months after the first COVID-19 case was recorded in the country. We can conclude that this phenomenon was crucial in discouraging the adherence of segments of the Brazilian population to social distancing and vaccination campaigns.

【 授权许可】

CC BY