Health and science misinformation has had serious socioeconomic consequences in Canada, particularly during the COVID pandemic, according to a new report.
February 06, 2023
Himelfarb and 12 experts across Canada met eight times over 14 months to review evidence and deliberate. They based their assessment on peer-reviewed publications, publicly available government information and statistics, media reports, and grey literature related to science and health misinformation.report to explain how science and health misinformation spreads and how it affects individuals, communities, and society.
The panel estimated that misinformation contributed to vaccine hesitancy for 2.35 million people in Canada between March and November 2021. If individuals hadn't delayed or refused vaccination, there could have been 198,000 fewer COVID-19 cases, 13,000 fewer hospitalizations, 3500 fewer patients in intensive care units, and 2800 fewer deaths. The cost of hospitalizations and intensive care unit visits associated with these cases totaled about $300 million.
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