ReviewReviews in medical virology2021
SARS-CoV-2, Covid-19, and the debunking of conspiracy theories.
Review in Reviews in medical virology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Development of a Conceptual Framework of Health Misinformation During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Systematic Review of Reviews.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2025Pooled it
- Summarising data and factors associated with COVID-19 related conspiracy theories in the first year of the pandemic: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.BMC psychology · 2022Pooled it
- Community-Level Experiences, Understandings, and Responses to COVID-19 in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review of Qualitative and Ethnographic Studies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Addressing undergraduate misconceptions about antimicrobial resistance: a two-phase study of student reasoning and community engagement.Journal of microbiology & biology education · 2026Article
- Stigma Attitudes Toward HIV/AIDS From 2011 Through 2023 in Japan: Retrospective Study in Japan.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Identifying Emerging Drivers and Interventions to Reduce Vaccine Hesitancy Among Long-Term Care Facility Nursing Staff.The Gerontologist · 2025Article
- Secondary metabolites of Alternaria alternate appraisal of their SARS-CoV-2 inhibitory and anti-inflammatory potentials.PloS one · 2025Article
- COVID-19 Pandemic and its Impact on Vaccine Hesitancy: A Review.Oman medical journal · 2024Review
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- COVID-19 vaccine uptake and associated factors among individuals living in a peri-urban area in Uganda: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2024Article
- The politics of COVID-19: Differences between U.S. red and blue states in COVID-19 regulations and deaths.Health policy OPEN · 2023Article
- The Relationship Between Health Literacy, Knowledge, Fear, and COVID-19 Prevention Behavior in Different Age Groups: Cross-sectional Web-Based Study.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
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- Psychometric development of the COVID-19 vaccine misinformation scale and effects on vaccine hesitancy.Preventive medicine reports · 2023Article
- MSClustering: A Cytoscape Tool for Multi-Level Clustering of Biological Networks.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
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- The cognitive basis of psychosocial impact in COVID-19 pandemic. Does it encircle the default mode network of the brain? A pragmatic proposal.Medical research archives · 2022Article
- Misconceptions about COVID-19 vaccine among adults in Saudi Arabia and their associated factors: A cross-sectional study conducted in 2021.F1000Research · 2022Article
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Abstract
The emergence of a novel human coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has engaged considerable awareness and attention around the world. The associated disease, coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), has now involved virtually all 200 countries. The total number of confirmed cases has been much more than in the two previous outbreaks of human coronaviruses, that is, SARS-CoV and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus. In line with the outbreak escalation, false information about SARS-CoV-2 and its associated disease disseminated globally, particularly through online and social media. Believers in conspiracy theories promote misinformation that the virus is not contagious, is the result of laboratory manipulation or is created to gain profit by distributing new vaccines. The most dangerous effect of this widely disseminated misinformation is it will negatively influence the attitudes and behaviours for preventive measures to contain the outbreak. In this review, I discuss common conspiracy theories associated with SARS-CoV-2 and Covid-19 and consider how we can address and counterbalance these issues based on scientific information and studies.
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