Government needs planned Covid-19 infodemic response


Ragananthini Vethasalam

Institute of Strategic and International Studies analyst Harris Zainul says information literacy is not taught well in Malaysia, with people ignoring go-to sources for information they get on WhatsApp and social media. – EPA pic, May 2, 2021.

THE government needs carefully planned strategies to deal with the Covid-19 infodemic, or risk worsening vaccine hesitancy or even outright rejection of steps to achieve herd immunity, an analyst with the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (Isis) Malaysia said.

An infodemic is an overabundance of information, including false information, during a virus outbreak.


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