The Therapeutic Goods Administration says it may refer COVID-19 vaccine misinformation posted on social media to the Australian Federal Police.
The Therapeutic Goods Administration says it may refer COVID-19 vaccine misinformation posted on social media to the Australian Federal Police.
"The alleged posting particularly of the false information of the death counter from ‘COVID-19 vaccines’ with the Department’s and TGA’s apparent endorsement is particularly concerning," the TGA said in a statement. Labor MP Julian Hill has written a letter to federal Health Minister Greg Hunt requesting the urgent implementation of a campaign to counter misinformation.using social monitoring platform CrowdTangle found that Mr Hill's post had the most engagement on Facebook"than any other politician's post on May 29".
She said there is a need to counter the growing levels of vaccine hesitancy in the community. Up to a third of Australians surveyed recently said they were unlikely to be vaccinated against COVID-19 vaccine. "These nocebo side effects can account for a large proportion, we think, of all side effects that people experience from medications, vaccinations.
"So we're really talking about targeting those people in the middle who are a little worried, who need more reassurance, and who need more information to encourage them to go and get their COVID vaccine." On Monday, the Sydney Morning Herald reported that creative ad agency BMF had been engaged by the federal government to launch new advertisements to encourage those under the age of 40 to get vaccinated.
"Risk is complicated: the risk from COVID, the risk from other things, the risk from the vaccine - and balancing all of those.'It's not working': Calls for campaign to counter vaccine hesitancy as PM says focus is on older Australians
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