Within weeks of the emergence of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China, misleading rumours and conspiracy theories about the origin circulated the globe paired with fearmongering, racism and mass purchase of face masks, all closely linked to the new ‘infomedia’ ecosystems of the 21st century marked by social media.
The Vaccine Confidence Project™ conducted a systematic scoping review to identify and summarise tools and methodologies that have been used to monitor social media around vaccination.
In the context of the current communication environment, where online content about vaccination can rapidly be created and shared across the world, media monitoring has become an important tool.
The Vaccine Confidence Project™ has engaged in several different research projects relating to the prevention of HIV and other STIs.
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This report frames social media as an important tool not only to communicate, but also to monitor topics of discussion, prevalent sentiments, and define the characteristics of social networks among young people around different topics.
The target audience for this handbook includes public health programme managers working on and with STI/HIV prevention programmes for young people in EU/EEA countries.
Public confidence in an immunisation programme is a pivotal determinant of the programme’s success.
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