Social Media and the New World of Scientific Communication During the COVID-19 Pandemic

被引:40
作者
Pollett, Simon [1 ]
Rivers, Caitlin [2 ]
机构
[1] Walter Reed Army Inst Res, Viral Dis Branch, 503 Robert Grant Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910 USA
[2] Johns Hopkins Ctr Hlth Secur, Baltimore, MD USA
关键词
COVID-19; social media; scientific communication; Twitter;
D O I
10.1093/cid/ciaa553
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
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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页码:2184 / 2186
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