Facebook to direct vaccine searches to public health pages
by Sarah Boseley Health editor from Technology | The Guardian on (#4PK5S)
Facebook moves to stem spread of misinformation online about side-effects of immunisations
Facebook is to take a stand against vaccine denial by directing people searching for information or using vaccine hashtags to web pages set up by public health bodies.
People who access Facebook and Instagram pages and groups that discuss vaccines, as well as those searching or using relevant hashtags, will see an educational module about vaccine safety. Links will take them to a page provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States and to the World Health Organization elsewhere in the world.
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