COVID-19, Fake News, and Vaccines: Should Regulation Be Implemented?

January 15, 2021

Julio Emilio Marco-Franco,Pedro Pita-Barros, David Vivas-Orts, Silvia González-de-Julián,David Vivas-Consuelo

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

During this time of sanitary crisis, governments and policymakers have come to the point of, among many lessons, learning that society’s support on the health strategies they want to implement and that the people with the responsibility of executing them are essential components of their effectiveness. This article discusses the Spanish population’s desire of the social media heads themselves to solve the daily-growing fake news (FN), issue that has been going on during the pandemic. The authors also state how (at least in Spain) it could be legally feasible to make vaccination mandatory, but vaccinación should preferably be promoted even rewarded rather than imposed. The article also rightly highlights the absolute consciousness that healthcare professionals endure with their very image and social position. Hence, they must be careful with any and all kinds of information they share, making sure it is evidence-based and promoted via the proper channels.

Marco-Franco JE, Pita-Barros P, Vivas-Orts D, González-de-Julián S, Vivas-Consuelo D. COVID-19, Fake News, and Vaccines: Should Regulation Be Implemented?. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021;18(2):744. Published 2021 Jan 16. doi:10.3390/ijerph18020744

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