Health misinformation is rampant on social media – here’s what it does why it spreads and what people can do about it

Media literacy is more essential than ever. Wanlee Prachyapanaprai/iStock via Getty Images Plus – By Monica Wang, Associate Professor of Public Health, Boston University – Published: 2023 Dec 13 – The global anti-vaccine movement and vaccine hesitancy that accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic …