Dr. Vivek Murthy's advisory frames misinformation as having hindered vaccination efforts, sown mistrust, caused people to reject public health measures, use unproven treatments, prolonged the pandemic and put lives at risk.
vaccine push, he does suggest accountable"stakeholders" in the fight against misinformation include public officeholders as important public messengers.
"Health misinformation is an urgent threat to public health. It can cause confusion, sow mistrust, and undermine public health efforts, including our ongoing work to end the COVID-19 pandemic," Murthy said in a statement."As Surgeon General, my job is to help people stay safe and healthy, and without limiting the spread of health misinformation, American lives are at risk ...
Technology platforms can assess benefits and harms of how their products are built and"take responsibility for addressing the harms;" strengthen their monitoring of misinformation and improve transparency; and proactively address information deficits.
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