If not me, then who? Social media, vaccine hesitancy, and ethical responsibility in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic
作者机构：Center for Global Health EthicsDuquesne UniversityPittsburgh 15282USA Graduate School of Pharmaceutical ScienceDuquesne UniversityPittsburgh 15282USA Principal NaridusLLCPittsburgh 15212USA.
出 版 物：《History & Philosophy of Medicine》 (医学史与医学哲学)
年 卷 期：2023年第5卷第2期
页 面：14-19页
主 题：Covid-19 ethics false news social media vaccination
摘 要：The Covid-19 pandemic is the most significant public health emergency of the 21st ***,the infection of social media with fact-less,false,and misleading information concerning Covid-19 has direct and detrimental effects on millions of people’s health and well-being,often with deadly *** the introduction of Covid-19 vaccines,an end to the pandemic is in ***,the unsubstantiated and damaging claims about the vaccine remain prevalent throughout *** a result,a large segment of the population is hesitant to be *** social media is used to sow false *** also can be used to temper or eradicate the cascading and self-perpetuating flow of misinformation and misperceptions by disseminating truthful,timely,and action-oriented *** in doing so,promote the efficacy and safety of the vaccines and highlight the responsibility we get vaccinated for ***,it is the ethical and moral obligation of every powerful entity-healthcare providers,pharmaceutical companies,social media platforms,and individual users-to stop the spread of misinformation and promote fact-and evidence-based information throughout the media that they control or participate *** to overcoming vaccine hesitancy and a return to a sense of normalcy depend on these efforts.
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