Becky White
@beckywhite.bsky.social
Digital health researcher and consultant | PhD Public Health | Director ReachHPI | Adjunct Research Fellow @CurtinUni | Health Promotion | Infodemic Manager
Pleased to share our new paper on COVID-19-vaccine narratives on breastfeeding in Australia. Our findings showed how narratives changed over time due to the epidemiological situation, international recommendations and conflicting and confusing information.
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‘I'm glad my baby has weaned so I don't need to make that decision.’ Understanding breastfeeding‐related COVID‐19 vaccine narratives on social media
Issue Addressed During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the infodemic has been highly visible. Vaccine-related advice and evidence-based guidelines for breastfeeding women have lagg...
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March 18, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Pleased to share our new paper on COVID-19-vaccine narratives on breastfeeding in Australia. Our findings showed how narratives changed over time due to the epidemiological situation, international recommendations and conflicting and confusing information.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Reposted by Becky White
"If someone consistently opposes vaccination, promotes vaccine misinformation, and works to dismantle vaccine programs, then the label “anti-vaxxer” fits, regardless of how they describe themselves."
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RFK Jr. says he isn’t an anti-vaxxer. He’s wrong
RFK Jr. is not just an anti-vaxxer. His X account is one of the most prolific spreaders of anti-vaccine misinformation.
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November 19, 2024 at 9:56 AM
"If someone consistently opposes vaccination, promotes vaccine misinformation, and works to dismantle vaccine programs, then the label “anti-vaxxer” fits, regardless of how they describe themselves."
www.statnews.com/2024/11/18/r...
www.statnews.com/2024/11/18/r...
Reposted by Becky White
Hello to all the new people migrating from X. I'm a BBC journalist and fact-checker.
Please flag any potentially misleading viral claims either on Bluesky or any other social media platform that needs fact-checking via DM, and I'll do the rest.
Thank you!
Please flag any potentially misleading viral claims either on Bluesky or any other social media platform that needs fact-checking via DM, and I'll do the rest.
Thank you!
November 11, 2024 at 2:58 AM
Hello to all the new people migrating from X. I'm a BBC journalist and fact-checker.
Please flag any potentially misleading viral claims either on Bluesky or any other social media platform that needs fact-checking via DM, and I'll do the rest.
Thank you!
Please flag any potentially misleading viral claims either on Bluesky or any other social media platform that needs fact-checking via DM, and I'll do the rest.
Thank you!
I'm out of practice with these short-form updates! Pleased to be here and looking forward to hopefully engaging with colleagues on infodemic management, misinformation, health promotion, digital and international health.
November 19, 2024 at 5:58 AM
I'm out of practice with these short-form updates! Pleased to be here and looking forward to hopefully engaging with colleagues on infodemic management, misinformation, health promotion, digital and international health.