IOS Press Ebooks - Network Analysis of COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation on Social Media (original) (raw)

Network Analysis of COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation on Social Media

Authors

Chad Melton, Olufunto A. Olusanya, Arash Shaban-Nejad

Pages

165 - 166

DOI

10.3233/SHTI210839

Category

Research Article

Series

Ebook

Abstract

Almost half of the world population has received at least one dose of vaccine against the COVID-19 virus. However, vaccine hesitancy amongst certain populations is driving new waves of infections at alarming rates. The popularity of online social media platforms attracts supporters of the anti-vaccination movement who spread misinformation about vaccine safety and effectiveness. We conducted a semantic network analysis to explore and analyze COVID-19 vaccine misinformation on the Reddit social media platform.