Health
How misinformation undermines Australia’s COVID-19 response – News-Medical.Net
The current global climate of misinformation and myths about the origin, cure of, and measures required to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic has mired public acceptance of and compliance with governmental interventions and personal precautions.
The current global climate of misinformation and myths about the origin, cure of, and measures required to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic has mired public acceptance of and compliance with governmental interventions and personal precautions.
Now, a new study published in the preprint server medRxiv* in August 2020 examines the prevalence of and reasons for such beliefs in several Australian communities.
The Problem with Misinformation
False information is not hindered by the need for accurac…
-
General23 hours agoAxe falls on loggers’ plan to avoid battle over gliders
-
General21 hours agoBill Shorten believes Peter Dutton’s work-from-home policy backflip will cost him at election time
-
Noosa News21 hours agoAustralia faces Kazakhstan in Billie Jean King Cup qualifier at Pat Rafter Arena
-
General21 hours agoAustralia looks to Asia, Europe amid US tariff turmoil