Published Today: “Surgeon General Releases Guide to Combating COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation”
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From ABC News:
The government’s top doctor released a step-by-step toolkit Tuesday morning to help people combat misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines in their own close circles.
“We need people in communities all across our country to have these conversations,” Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said in an interview with ABC News.
“This is not just the government that needs to be engaged in these conversations. If anything, it’s individuals who have people they trust in their lives who have great power when it comes to helping them move our vaccination rates in the right direction,” Murthy said.
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Over the summer, the surgeon general issued an advisory that called misinformation an urgent public health threat.
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Resources: Toolkit and Infographics
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Community Toolkit
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“Talk to Your Community About Health Misinformation” Infographic
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“Health Misinformation Checklist” Infographic
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About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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