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America’s long stretch of dwindling coronavirus cases has stalled, and rapid increases in some states could count for more than ongoing declines in others. U.S. health officials expressed concern Wednesday about the plateau and refused to say the nation has turned the corner on the coronavirus …
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About two-thirds of anti-vaccine content shared on social media can be traced back to a dozen users, according to findings presented in a recently published report. The Center for Countering Digital Hate, a nonprofit whose work focuses on misinformation and hate disseminated online, conducted the …
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The data that AstraZeneca has been using and releasing in clinical trials on its experimental injection for the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) is outdated, officials warn. The Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) sent a notice both to AstraZeneca and to two government health agencies expressing worry …
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Texas knows how to change the minds and behavior of its citizens — white males included. Just think of the wildly successful “Don’t Mess With Texas” ad campaign that helped tamp down littering. Gov. Greg Abbott’s office could do a world of good by launching a similar campaign to convince Texans of …
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A letter signed by 12 state attorneys general demanded that Facebook and Twitter do more to shut down misinformation about vaccines on their social media platforms. The letter was addressed to Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, and Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter. “The people and groups spreading …
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People walk through the streets of Chinatown on March 23 in New York City. — Agence France-Presse/Getty Images/Spencer Platt WHAT is the ‘big picture’ of COVID-19, alias SARS-CoV-2? Is it what we could also call the ‘end game’, or what Aldous Huxley called the ‘brave new world’ in his …
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The attorneys general say the companies have not cracked down hard enough on prominent anti-vaccine accounts that repeatedly violate the companies’ terms of service. They also say that falsehoods about the safety of coronavirus vaccines from a small pool of individuals has reached over 59 million …
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Need to stay updated on coronavirus news in Texas? Our evening roundup will help you stay on top of the day’s latest updates. Sign up here. Sam Webb says he’s not against vaccines. His kids are up to date on their vaccines for school, and he got a flu shot a few years ago, the Weatherford truck …
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WASHINGTON, March 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Up to 65 percent of anti-vaccine content circulating on major social media networking sites is tied to just 12 individuals or organizations who use social media to spread propaganda about vaccines, according to a new report. The report by the Center for …
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A dozen state attorneys general on Wednesday called on Facebook and Twitter to take more aggressive action against conspiracy theories, hoaxes and lies that are undermining public confidence in the COVID-19 vaccines. “The people and groups spreading falsehoods and misleading Americans about the …
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