Trust in public health and medical practitioners has declined since COVID-19. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, poor communication by medical and public health professionals coincident with the rise of social media enabled unverified, often erroneous information to spread quickly and widely. Providing accurate, fact-based information is imperative to save lives and promote health. Using a robust, evidence-based approach to tracking the spread of information and partnering with trusted messengers, states can take a leadership role in combatting misinformation and safeguarding the public's health.
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Htun Ja Mai MBBS, MPH, Ghid Kanaan MD, Sebhat Erqou MD, PhD, Vincent Salvador MD, MPH, Jacob Joseph MD, MB, Wen-Chih Wu MD, MPH, James Rudolph MD, Eduardo L. Caputo PhD, Taylor Rickard MS, Katherine Rieke PhD, MPH, Ethan M. Balk MD, MPH, Eric Jutkowitz PhD