Rumor Tracking & Management Guide
The rumor tracking and management guide developed to address collected COVID-19 rumors through development of the factsheet.
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Spreading good vibes and vaccine confidence up to the last mile
/in Clinical/Technical Guidance, Infographics, Posters, Radio/Audio Spots, SBC Campaign, Social Media, TV spots, Video Government of Philippines, Government of Philippines Department of Health, Resbakuna Philippines Tagalog Prevention, Return to Work/School, Vaccines Children (under 12), Communities, General Public, Journalists, Older Adults, SBC Professionals, Workplaces, Young Adults (13-17)/by Aaron AspiGet Vaxxed for Good Vibes is a USAID-supported campaign to help the Department of Health in the Philippines advance COVID prevention and vaccine confidence for at-risk populations in rural and semi-urban communities. Two years into the global pandemic, promoting minimum public health standards together with vaccine uptake helps communities recover and bounce back.
Check out our Get Vaxxed for Good Vibes resources here
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Millions of Filipino children are ready to go back to school safely with the help of BIDA Kid
/in Clinical/Technical Guidance, Posters, Radio/Audio Spots, SBC Campaign, Social Media, Technical Briefs, TV spots, Video Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, Philippines Department of Education, Philippines Department of Health and Evidence Marketing Communications, United States Agency for International Development Philippines English, Tagalog Handwashing, Masks, Prevention, Return to Work/School, Social/Physical Distancing, Vaccines Children (under 12), Communities, General Public, Journalists, Parents and Caregivers of Children, Policy Makers, SBC Professionals, School Administrators, Teachers, Young Adults (13-17)/by Aaron AspiBIDA Kid is a campaign designed to support children’s healthy and safe return to schools in the Philippines. The Department of Education, Department of Health, and USAID partnered together to integrate COVID-19 prevention behaviors messaging into a TV spot, jingle, and print materials to help promote learning-conducive and pandemic-responsive schools that prioritize health and safety at all times.
Check out our BIDA Kid resources here
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COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Social Media Toolkit
/in Fact Sheet, Presentation, Social Media, Technical Briefs, Toolkit CORE Group Africa, Global English, Kiswahili, Luganda, Pidgin Rumors and Misinformation, Vaccines General Public, Health Workers and Facilities, Journalists, Policy Makers, Response Organizations, SBC Professionals/by wpengineAfter the rapid development of the COVID-19 vaccines and subsequent rollout, there has been an infodemic of misinformation circulating about COVID-19 vaccine safety and efficacy, reducing public trust in getting vaccinated. This social media toolkit aims to support Ministry of Health officials, frontline health workers, community leaders and members, and patient advocacy groups with key messages to help address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in their communities.
This toolkit is also available in Swahili, Luganda, and Nigerian Pidgin English.
Source: COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Social Media Toolkit
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Journalistic routines as factors promoting COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Pakistan
/in Reports and Studies Third World Quarterly Journal Pakistan English Rumors and Misinformation, Stigma Journalists, Policy Makers/by Shane HarperCOVID-19 vaccine hesitancy has reportedly been rising in polio-stricken Pakistan. Prior research reports a variety of contributing factors including information sources, particularly the newspapers readers generally consult to stay abreast of vaccine roll-out developments. This viewpoint article argues that three commonly practised journalistic routines – as explicated by Tandoc and Duffy – are promoting COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Urdu-language newspaper readers in Pakistan.
Source: Journalistic routines as factors promoting COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Pakistan
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India Fights Corona – Twitter post
/in News and Updates, Social Media BJP India, South Asia English COVID-19 Response, Vaccines General Public, Journalists/by Shane HarperThis is a tweet requesting that people in India get vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as possible.
Source: India Fights Corona – Twitter post
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Vanuatu launches innovative communication tools to tackle misinformation on COVID-19 vaccines
/in News and Updates Pacific News Service Vanuatu English Entertainment Education, Risk Communication and Messaging, Vaccines General Public, Journalists/by Shane HarperThe Vanuatu Ministry of Health, together with UNICEF and Wan Smolbag Theatre group and with funding support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), launched a comic book and videos on the COVID-19 vaccines during a meeting that brought together all provincial health teams.
Source: Vanuatu launches innovative communication tools to tackle misinformation on COVID-19 vaccines
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Rules of communication during the COVID-19 pandemic
/in News and Updates Nepal Live Today Nepal English Risk Communication and Messaging Journalists, Response Organizations/by Shane HarperThis is an electronic article published in an English news portal from Nepal on 13 June 2021. The articles argues that the communication during this global crisis is no longer just about getting people to abide by public health measures. The division within the society created by the secondary impacts of COVID-19 requires a broader communication strategy which takes into consideration the need to bridge the bonds between state and the citizen and between citizens themselves. The article outlines five fundamental rules of communication to be applied to COVID-19 response in Nepal which are
- Rule 1: communication is a mindset.
- Rule 2: communication is trust.
- Rule 3: communication is respect.
- Rule 4: communication is data.
- Rule 5: communication is self-reflection.
Source: Rules of communication during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Campaign to mobilise youth in fight against COVID-19
/in News and Updates, Strategies The Hindu India, South Asia English COVID-19 Response Journalists, Young Adults (13-17)/by Shane HarperThe Ministry of Youth Affairs, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and its partner organisation YuWaah, with the support of over 950 coalition partners, has launched a pan-India campaign called #YoungWarrior to engage young people across the country to address the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and to keep their families and neighbourhoods safe.
Source: Campaign to mobilise youth in fight against COVID-19
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COVID-19: Silencing health workers, researchers, and journalists caused unnecessary deaths, says Amnesty International
/in News and Updates British Medical Journal Global English COVID-19 Response, Rumors and Misinformation Journalists, Policy Makers/by Shane HarperGovernments are causing unnecessary covid-19 deaths by trying to silence healthcare workers, journalists, and researchers, Amnesty International has said.
By clamping down on freedom of expression they have damaged peoples’ ability to access accurate and timely information to help them respond to the global health crisis, the human rights group said in a report Silenced and Misinformed: Freedom of Expression in Danger During COVID-19. Simultaneously, big tech has amplified the reach of inaccurate and dangerous information.
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