Several countries have successfully reduced their COVID-19 infection rate early, while
others have been overwhelmed. The reasons for the differences are complex, but response …

Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a heightened need to understand
health information seeking behaviors to address disparities in knowledge and beliefs about …

Background: While COVID-19 has rapidly spread around the world, and vaccines are not
widely available to the general population, the World Health Organization outlines …

Background The internet has become an important source of health information among
people across the globe. However, the novel coronavirus outbreak has led to a broader …

Savulescu (forthcoming) argues that it may be ethically acceptable for governments to
require citizens be vaccinated against COVID-19. He also recommends that governments …

COVID science is being both done and circulated at a furious pace. While it is inspiring to
see the research community responding so vigorously to the pandemic crisis, all this activity …

Misinformation about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a significant threat to global
public health because it can inadvertently exacerbate public health challenges by promoting …

Background: Globally, the conspiracy theory claiming 5G technology can spread the
coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is making the rounds on social media and this could have …

The use of media sources increases exponentially during a health crisis or disaster.
Similarly, digital health information and misinformation can spread quickly through social …

Objectives Although vaccination against the COVID‐19 disease has recently become
available, individuals are expressing fear and hesitancy towards receiving it. As a result …