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Fact-checking COVID-19 misinformation using online search data

July 1, 2022

Tracking Google Search trends reveal a lot about the pandemic. Such data also reveals the public perception of the disease. Journalists from Africa and India...

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Leveraging data to combat COVID-19

July 1, 2022

Reporting of COVID-19 data has been under the scanner since the pandemic began. Experts address the ongoing need to make sound decisions with the limited data...

Misinformation in Medicine Summit 2020 8 speakers

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Science and its role in responding to the infodemic

July 1, 2022

Top science communicators and the leading voices of the World Health Organization come together to discuss the role of science and the scientific community in...

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Role of tech companies in combating medical misinformation

July 1, 2022

Leaders in the technology industry from across the globe shared insights on building effective collaborations between tech companies, health authorities, and...

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Blind, but not in the dark: Coping with COVID-19 new normal

July 1, 2022

For millions of Indians who are blind or suffer from a visual disability, the new normal following the COVID-19 outbreak has posed unique challenges and...

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COVID Chronicles: My tough, solo fight with the virus

July 1, 2022

This is my story of how I navigated through the pandemic all alone, in a hospital while my family was based in Delhi. The good news is, I could defeat the...