People and communities across the globe are using the web to step up to the challenges of Covid-19. A thread 🧵:
To counter a sea of misinformation, grassroots communities have formed to win over the vaccine-sceptic. Vaccine Talk is a Facebook group with rules that promote open, respectful, evidence-based discussion — and doubters are being won over. washingtonpost.com/technology/202…
In Kenya, people are sharing information on Covid-19 vaccine availability to boost uptake and counter misinformation under the hashtag #KOT. qz.com/africa/2050779…
In South Africa, a group of volunteers formed @CovidCommsSA to get accurate and useful information on Covid-19 to South Africans in a range of local languages: covidcomms.org.za
@CovidCommsSA In Bolivia, feminist digital magazine @MuyWaso has created a repository of information on Covid-19, with graphics and data on everything from vaccination stats to hospital capacity.
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@CovidCommsSA @MuyWaso In Brazil, @leticiakawano, a pulmonologist, runs an Instagram account on which she educates people about the science behind Covid-19 and the vaccines. She also breaks down pandemic regulations for her audience. instagram.com/dra.leticiakaw…
@CovidCommsSA @MuyWaso @leticiakawano .@AviSchiffmann, one of our 2021 #WebChampions, created one of the world’s most widely-used information hubs tracking Covid-19 cases. His site has been praised by scientists and government health agencies around the globe! webfoundation.org/2021/03/web-ch…
@CovidCommsSA @MuyWaso @leticiakawano @AviSchiffmann Online spaces can be powerful hubs for forging meaningful connections and creating positive change — if you design and build them right.
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