Scientists Join Hands With UN To Tackle COVID-19 Misinformation

Misinformation and rumors about vaccines can undermine public trust in COVID-19 vaccines. The United Nations has, therefore, undertaken an interesting initiative to bust the myths associated with COVID-19 vaccines, which will involve collaboration on an international level. The UN has collaborated with the University of London’s School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine’s Vaccine Confidence Project to undertake an initiative named “Team Halo.” The initiative aims to address the misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines. Over 100 scientists have joined hands to bust the myths associated with COVID-19 vaccines.

Team Halo plans to use social media for spreading information about the safety and effectiveness of the vaccines in creative ways. They plan to accomplish this through an online platform to enable communication between scientists working on COVID-19 vaccines and the public. The team…