The Digital Distribution of Public Health News Surrounding the Human Papillomavirus Vaccination: A Longitudinal Infodemiology Study

BackgroundNew media changes the dissemination of public health information and misinformation. During a guest appearance on the Today Show, US Representative Michele Bachmann claimed that human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines could cause “mental retardation”. Object...

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Main Authors: Mahoney, L Meghan, Tang, Tang, Ji, Kai, Ulrich-Schad, Jessica
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JMIR Publications 2015-03-01
Series:JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
Online Access:http://publichealth.jmir.org/2015/1/e2/