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AIRA Infodemic Trends Report - April 25 (Weekly Brief #17 of 2022)
Key New COVID-19 Trends
- Medical officials are targeted as untrustworthy
- Rising belief that vaccines are weakening immune system
New Disease Trends
- Measles outbreak in Liberia
- Cholera outbreak in Zambia
- Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo
AIRA Infodemic Trends Report - April 15 (Weekly Brief #16 of 2022)
Key New COVID-19 Trends
- COVID-19 variants BA.4 and BA.5
- COVID-19 variant Omicron XE
AIRA Infodemic Trends Report - April 4 (Weekly Brief #14 of 2022)
Key COVID-19 Misinformation/Rumor Trends
- African nations thrived by avoiding the COVID vaccine
Key Malaria Misinformation/Rumor Trends
- Malaria isn’t a virus and shouldn’t have a vaccine
Key Influenza Misinformation/Rumor Trends
- Flu vaccine is the COVID-19 jab
AIRA Infodemic Trends Report - April 4 (Weekly Brief #13 of 2022)
Key COVID-19 Misinformation/Rumor Trends
- Vaccinated die at a greater rate than non-vaccinated
- Vaccinated are not protected from anything
- It is better to get Omicron than the vaccine
AIRA Infodemic Trends Report - March 28 (Weekly Brief #12 of 2022)
Key COVID-19 Misinformation/Rumor Trends
- “The fifth wave is just the flu”
Non-COVID-19 Misinformation/Rumors and Information Trends
- Ukraine bio-labs have released new strains of diseases
AIRA Infodemic Trends Report - March 21 (Weekly Brief #11 of 2022)
Key COVID-19 Misinformation/Rumor Trends
- “The fifth wave poses no threat”
Key Polio Misinformation/Rumors and Information Trends
- The polio vaccine led to more dangerous strains
AIRA Infodemic Trends Report - March 14 (Weekly Brief #10 of 2022)
Key COVID-19 Misinformation/Rumor Trends
- Pfizer reveals the truth about vaccine side effects
Key Non COVID-19 Misinformation/Rumors and Information Trends
- WHO is preparing for new outbreak from Ukraine lab
AIRA Infodemic Trends Report - March 7 (Weekly Brief #9 of 2022)
Key COVID-19 Misinformation/Rumor Trends
- COVID-19 is not a threat
Key Polio Misinformation/Rumors and Information Trends
- Polio vaccine campaign is COVID-19’s replacement
AIRA Infodemic Trends Report - February 28 (Weekly Brief #8 of 2022)
New Disease Information Trends
- Polio discovery viewed as vaccination guise
Key Misinformation/Rumor Trends
- Vaccines are causing immunodeficiency disorders
- Hong Kong Omicron spike proves vaccines are ineffective
- Case reporting varies for political reasons
AIRA Infodemic Trends Report - February 21 (Weekly Brief #7 of 2022)
New Disease Information Trends
- Polio Discovered in Malawi
Key Misinformation/Rumor Trends
- Rumors in English
- Factual COVID-19 information is being regulated
Rumors in French
- European countries have transitioned out of the pandemic
- Rumors in Portuguese
- Case reporting varies for political reasons