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Public Interest in Immunity and the Justification for Intervention in the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Analysis of Google Trends Data.

Seongho MinYunna KwanJoon Young LeeYoun Ho ShinKeum Hwa LeeSung Hwi HongYoung Joo HanAndreas KronbichlerLee SmithAi KoyanagiLouis JacobSungwon ChoiRamy Abou GhaydaMyung-Bae Park
Published in: Journal of medical Internet research (2021)
Our study shows that during the initial phase of the COVID-19 crisis, the public's desire and actions of strengthening their own immune systems were enhanced. Further, in the early stage of a pandemic, social media platforms have a high potential for informing the public about potentially helpful measures to prevent the spread of an infectious disease and provide relevant information about immunity, thereby increasing the public's knowledge.
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