What the pandemic has taught us about science communication

Jun 16, 2021

On a rain-soaked day, thousands marched on Washington DC to fight for science funding and scientific analysis in politics

Poor communication of scientific information is holding up progress towards ending the pandemic Image: Vlad Tchompalov on Unsplash

Junaid Nabi

Senior Fellow, The Aspen Institute

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Chart showing the types of misinformation about COVID circulating online

The spread of misinformation is holding up efforts to tackle the pandemic Image: www.statistica.com

A chart showing the sources of information used by vaccine hesitant, resistant and accepting groups

Unclear communication around COVID vaccines has contributed to public hesitancy Image: Nature.com

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