The pandemic of social media panic travels faster than the COVID-19 outbreak
Anneliese Depouxa b c✉, Sam Martina b c, Emilie Karafillakisa b c, Raman Preeta b c, Annelies Wilder‐Smitha b c, Heidi Jane Larsona b c
- aCentre Virchow-Villerme, Paris, France
- bDepartment of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
- cLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
- ✉Corresponding author
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Abstract
We need to rapidly detect and respond to public rumours, perceptions, attitudes and behaviours around COVID-19 and control measures. The creation of an interactive platform and dashboard to provide real-time alerts of rumours and concerns about coronavirus spreading globally would enable public health officials and relevant stakeholders to respond rapidly with a proactive and engaging narrative that can mitigate misinformation.
TL;DRThe creation of an interactive platform and dashboard to provide real-time alerts of rumours and concerns about coronavirus spreading globally would enable public health officials and relevant stakeholders to respond rapidly with a proactive and engaging narrative that can mitigate misinformation. (Semantic Scholar)