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 ParkPublished 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.
Keyphrases
- social media
- healthcare
- coronavirus disease
- early stage
- sars cov
- mental health
- health information
- infectious diseases
- randomized controlled trial
- public health
- emergency department
- adverse drug
- squamous cell carcinoma
- electronic health record
- risk assessment
- machine learning
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- deep learning
- drug induced