However they say their findings could also be useful for dealing with Covid-19, the strain of coronavirus that originated in Wuhan.
However, the possibility that misinformation spread could harm human health, especially during the outbreak of an infectious disease, is less studied. "Worryingly, research has shown that nearly 40% of the British public believe at least one conspiracy theory, and even more in the US and other countries.
He added: "Examples of risky behaviour during infectious disease outbreaks include not washing hands, sharing food with ill people, not disinfecting potentially contaminated surfaces, and failing to self-isolate. They also looked at the speed and frequency of social media posting and real-life information sharing.
Dr Brainard said:"We found that misinformation during epidemics of infectious disease could make those outbreaks more severe."Researchers found reducing the amount of harmful advice being circulated from 50% to 40% mitigated the influence of bad advice on the outcomes of a disease outbreak.
That included you too ! Sine Fein and all that fake news!
Prevention is better than censorship 😂😂😂
Does that apply to RTÉ too?
Ah the old usa media style doubling down on bullshit
Good god 🤦♀️
No matter what it is you’ll find a way to spin it in favour of more information and speech controls. Shameful.
RTÉ should practice what they preach
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