Misinformation Alerts

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These insights are based on a combination of automated media monitoring and manual review by public health data analysts. Media data are publicly available data from many sources, such as social media, broadcast television, newspapers and magazines, news websites, online video, blogs, and more. Analysts from the Public Good Projects triangulate this data along with other data from fact checking organizations and investigative sources to provide an accurate, but not exhaustive, list of currently circulating misinformation.

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    Basic Psychosocial Skills: Training for COVID-19 Responders

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    This is a new free online course on Basic Psychosocial Skills has been made available by the WHO CC UTS. The Basic Psychosocial Skills online Training is a FREE program for those affected by the pandemic designed to build resilience and mental health wellbeing for first responders and frontline health staff.

    Source: Basic Psychosocial Skills: Training for COVID-19 Responders

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      Generating acceptance and demand for COVID-19 vaccines

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      The WHO has created tools that were designed to respond to these challenges and support planning and implementation for COVID-19 vaccination. They offer practical guidance on a range of areas – from planning, to data gathering and evaluation, to specific strategies for community engagement and managing rumours and misinformation.

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        Malaria Social and Behavior Change during COVID-19

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        Malaria SBC programs had to think afresh and re-strategize to tackle new limitations to reach audiences and convince them to change their behaviors to prevent and manage malaria. Malaria SBC workers increased their efforts while also closely following COVID-19 guidelines.

        Source: Malaria Social and Behavior Change during COVID-19

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          Risk Communication and Community Engagement Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccines for Marginalized Populations

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          This inter-agency guidance document aims to supplement the COVAX demand creation package for COVID-19 vaccines with key considerations for humanitarian contexts and marginalized populations with specific access and communication needs.

          Source: Risk Communication and Community Engagement Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccines for Marginalized Populations

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            COVID Behaviors Dashboard

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            The COVID Behaviors Dashboard visualizes data from the COVID-19 Trends and Impact Survey (CTIS), launched by Facebook with the Delphi Group at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Maryland Social Data Science Center. Insights and analyses on how to use the data were written by researchers and social and behavior change communication experts at CCP in collaboration with WHO’s Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network. This site is intended to be used by policy makers, health officials and practitioners at national and subnational levels to better understand the behavioral drivers behind vaccine uptake, masking and physical distancing among other behaviors that affect the spread of COVID-19.

            Data from this ongoing survey is collected daily and the dashboard is updated every two weeks.

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              Vira, the vaccine chatbot

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              Vira, the vaccine chatbot was created by the Johns Hopkins International Vaccine Access Center and artificial intelligence (AI) researchers at IBM Research to reach people with simple answers to their common COVID-19 vaccine questions. Vira is adaptive, learning by listening to users’ questions and feedback to help scientists respond to emerging questions.

              Vira was inspired by previous research that showed automated chatbots using AI can effectively communicate credible information and support health behavior changes. 

              Vira can help health workers or anyone who seeks help fielding questions from family and friends about the COVID-19 vaccines. Check out Vira, a vax chatbot that’s here to help you and your loved ones make an informed decision.

              Source: Vira, the vaccine chatbot

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                Why You Should Not Use Ivermectin to Treat or Prevent COVID-19

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                This news article by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) explains that you should not use the livestock dewormer drug called ivermectin to treat COVID-19. The FDA published the article in response to a rumor that the medicine is a miracle cure but has since resulted in increased calls to poison control centers across the US.

                Source: Why You Should Not Use Ivermectin to Treat or Prevent COVID-19

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                  Digital Certificates for Vaccination

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                  This page on the World Health Organization’s (WHO) website explains the concept of digital certificates for vaccination, their advantage over paper certificates, as well as WHO’s guidance towards digital certificates.

                  Source: Digital Certificates for Vaccination

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