The dramatic increase in anti-vaccine discourses during the COVID-19 pandemic: a social network analysis of Twitter.
Nihal DurmazEngin HengirmenPublished in: Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics (2022)
This study shows the effectiveness and usefulness of large social media data for understanding public opinion on public health and vaccination in Turkey. The current study was completed before the implementation of the COVID-19 vaccine in Turkey. We anticipated that social network analysis would help reduce the "infodemic" before administering the vaccine and would also help public health workers act more proactively in this regard.