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Vaccine misinformation spawns 'pure blood' movement

Anuj Chopra and Marisha Goldhamer, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 25 10:10 AM

Vaccine skeptics blocking transfusions for life-saving surgeries, Facebook groups inciting violence against doctors and a global search for unvaccinated donors -- Covid-19 misinformation has bred a so-called "pure blood" movement. Read more »

COVID-19 misinformation bolsters anti-vaccine movement

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 04 02:22 PM

The politicization of the COVID-19 shots has bolstered the anti-vaccine movement, contributing to the decline in routine immunizations for measles, polio, and other dangerous diseases. Read more »

Spotify to link virus content to Covid facts after disinformation row

Johannes Ledel, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 31 08:10 AM

Music streaming giant Spotify announced that it would start guiding listeners of podcasts discussing COVID-19 to more information about the pandemic, following a row that saw artist Neil Young remove his music from the platform. Read more »

Joni Mitchell removes music from Spotify

Reuters
Posted at Jan 30 10:49 AM

Joni Mitchell has announced that she will remove her music from Spotify, protesting the streaming service for giving voice to misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines. Read more »

Joni Mitchell removes music from Spotify

Reuters
Posted at Jan 30 10:49 AM

Joni Mitchell has announced that she will remove her music from Spotify, protesting the streaming service for giving voice to misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines. Read more »

Facebook says it should not be blamed for US failing to meet vaccine goals

Jan Wolfe and David Shepardson, Reuters
Posted at Jul 19 09:06 AM

Facebook on Saturday defended itself against US President Joe Biden's assertion that the social media platform is "killing people" by allowing misinformation about coronavirus vaccines to proliferate, saying the facts tell a different story Read more »

White House slams Facebook as conduit for COVID-19 misinformation

Reuters
Posted at Jul 16 09:12 AM

Facebook is not doing enough to stop the spread of false claims about COVID-19 and vaccines, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Thursday, part of a new administration pushback on misinformation in the United States. Read more »

TikTok Sounds used to spread COVID vaccine misinformation - think tank

Elizabeth Culliford, Reuters
Posted at Jul 13 09:25 PM

A TikTok feature that allows users to add another person's audio to their videos is being used to promote misleading and harmful content about COVID-19 vaccines, a think tank said in a new report.   Read more »

Polio survivor braves virus threat, goes house-to-house to fight PH vaccine scare

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 30 06:10 PM

A social worker with polio explained the importance of mass immunization against preventable diseases among Filipino children, and how he campaigned in far-reaching areas to help fight against vaccine hesitancy in the Philippines.  Read more »

Falsely citing risk to students, Florida school bars vaccinated teachers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 28 07:11 AM

Critics have held up the move by the Centner Academy as a particularly glaring example of the dangers of misinformation. Read more »