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Five research-backed steps to a pro-vaccination social media campaign What can vaccine proponents, clinicians and public health communicators learn from “anti-vaxxers?” A lot, according to new guidance for pro-vaccination social media events written by University of Pittsburgh health scientists. The five-part guidelines, published today in the journal Vaccine, arose from an analysis of a grassroots pro-vaccination campaign organized last year by popular physician and social media personality Zubin Damania, M.D., colloquially known as “ZDoggMD.” Unexpectedly, more than three-quarters of the tweets associated with the event were opposing vaccination, researchers found. “While at first it felt a little defeating that the event was co-opted to spread anti-vaccination messages, we learned some really constructive lessons,” said lead author Beth Hoffman, M.P.H., a doctoral student at Pitt’s Graduate School of Public Health. “I expect our guidelines will pro ....
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TribLIVE s Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. University of Pittsburgh researchers are investigating online misinformation relating to the covid-19 vaccines, thanks to a grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation. The goal is to create “beneficial and educational messaging about vaccines,” the university said. “We wanted to see what are some of the reasons why we’re seeing some of the trends we’re seeing,” said Beth Hoffman, a Ph.D. student in Pitt’s Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, and one of the lead researchers. “And also, what are some of the ways we can make sure people are getting the correct information?” ....
$250,000 grant will fund ultra-cold-storage units to keep COVID-19 vaccines safe [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette] Dec. 18 Now that the COVID-19 vaccine has arrived, health care facilities that distribute it need a way to keep it very, very cold. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine introduced in the U.S. earlier this week requires an ultra-chilly storage temperature of minus 70 degrees Celsius, and a vaccine from Moderna, expected to receive Food and Drug Administration approval Friday, requires storage conditions of minus 20 degrees Celsius more like a typical household freezer. UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh plans to purchase the cold-storage units needed to maintain the vaccines’ efficacy with a $250,000 grant awarded recently by the Richard King Mellon Foundation. ....
Excessive use of social media maybe linked to developing depression, suggests study ANI | Updated: Dec 13, 2020 14:19 IST Washington [US], December 13 (ANI): Significantly increased use of social media in youth may lead to developing of depression within six months, suggest the findings of a new study. Young adults who increased their use of social media were significantly more likely to develop depression within six months, according to a new national study. The study was authored by Dr Brian Primack, dean of the College of Education and Health Professions and professor of public health at the University of Arkansas. Compared with participants who used less than 120 minutes per day of social media, for example, young adults who used more than 300 minutes per day were 2.8 times as likely to become depressed within six months. ....