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University of Southern California: Tracking anti-science views via social media could help shape public health strategies

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In the realm of social media, anti-science views about COVID-19 align so closely with political ideology — especially among conservatives — that its predictability offers a strategy to help protect public health, a new USC study shows. Resistance to science, including the efficacy of masks and vaccines, poses a challenge to conquering the coronavirus crisis. […]