Federico Germani|Nikola Biller?Andorno
The anti-vaccination infodemic on social media: A behavioral analysis
University of Zurich|University of Zurich
vaccinations without doubt one greatest achievements modern medicine hope constitute solution halt ongoing covid19 pandemic however antivaccination movement currently rise spreading online misinformation vaccine safety causing worrying reduction vaccination rates worldwide historical time imperative understand reasons vaccine hesitancy find effective strategies dismantle rhetoric antivaccination supporters reason analyzed behavior antivaccination supporters platform twitter identify antivaccination supporters comparison provaccination supporters share conspiracy theories make use emotional language demonstrate antivaccination supporters engaged discussions twitter share contents pull strong influencers show movements success relies strong sense community based contents produced small fraction profiles community large serving sounding board antivaccination discourse circulate online data demonstrate donald trump profile suspended main driver vaccine misinformation twitter based results welcome policies aim halting circulation false information vaccines targeting antivaccination community twitter based data also propose solutions improve communication strategy health organizations build community engaged influencers support dissemination scientific insights including issues related vaccines safety