1- Health Metrics Research Center, Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
2- Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, Islamic Azad University and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran
Abstract: (4715 Views)
In the information era, the coronavirous disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has brought new challenges to the world. Infodemic is regarded as a serious problem for public health since it can affect peoples’ life in many aspects, in particular peoples’ mental health. This paper aimed to introduce the infodemic and misinformation concepts and discuss measures that introduced by the World Health Organization (WHO) to fight against the COVID-19 infodemic and misinformation.
type of study:
A Case Study |
Received: 2020/05/30 | Accepted: 2020/06/8 | ePublished ahead of print: 2020/06/10 | Published: 2020/06/30
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