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Social media has contributed to the spread of vaccine hesitancy and negative messages regarding vaccines in recent years.

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Is it true that social media has contributed to the spread of vaccine hesitancy and negative messages regarding vaccines in recent years?

Yes. Multiple studies demonstrate that social media platforms serve as primary vectors for spreading vaccine misinformation and fueling vaccine hesitancy.

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COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy on Social Media: Building a Public Twitter Data Set of Antivaccine Content, Vaccine Misinformation, and Conspiracies
2021
This study documents how antivaccine content and misinformation are actively disseminated on Twitter, contributing to vaccine hesitancy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Muric, G., Wu, Y., & Ferrara, E. (2021). COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy on Social Media: Building a Public Twitter Data Set of Antivaccine Content, Vaccine Misinformation, and Conspiracies. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.2196/30642

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The Role of Social Media Misinformation in Shaping Vaccine Hesitancy Among Pakistani Parents: The Mediating Role of Perceived Vaccine Risk
2026
This study finds that false information encountered by parents on social media significantly increases perceived vaccine risk and vaccine hesitancy.
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Soomro, I., Parveen, S., & Magsi, U. (2026). The Role of Social Media Misinformation in Shaping Vaccine Hesitancy Among Pakistani Parents: The Mediating Role of Perceived Vaccine Risk. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.70670/sra.v4i1.2443

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