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'Are you vaccinated? Yeah, I'm immunized': a risk orders theory analysis of celebrity COVID-19 misinformation.

Kimberly Field-SpringerKatie StrileyJohn ByerlyNathaniel SimmonsTeryn FerrellSarah Quigley
Published in: Journal of communication in healthcare (2024)
The discussion offers implications for healthcare practitioners in debunking mis- and disinformation. Foremost, lack of transparency concerning autonomy, liberty, freedom, and choice from public health experts who design messages during a public health crisis creates a space for non-medical influencers to promote pseudoscience, misinformation, and disinformation. This leads to public distrust of medical experts and confuses the public's understanding of best practices based upon standard of medical evidence and care.
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