Social Media and the New World of Scientific Communication During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Clin Infect Dis
; 71(16): 2184-2186, 2020 11 19.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1153160
ABSTRACT
The human and social toll of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has already spurred several major public health "lessons learned," and the theme of effective and responsible scientific communication is among them. We propose that Twitter has played a fundamental-but often precarious-role in permitting real-time global communication between scientists during the COVID-19 epidemic, on a scale not seen before. Here, we discuss 3 key facets to Twitter-enabled scientific exchange during public health emergencies, including some major drawbacks. This discussion also serves as a succinct primer on some of the pivotal epidemiological analyses (and their communication) during the early phases of the COVID-19 outbreak, as seen through the lens of a Twitter feed.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Science
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Communication
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Social Media
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Clin Infect Dis
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Cid
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