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The document "Combating False Information on Vaccines: A Guide for Health Workers" is designed to help health workers address vaccine misinformation. It begins by defining misinformation and explaining why it spreads rapidly, often due to its emotional appeal and simplistic explanations. The guide identifies common sources of vaccine misinformation, including influential individuals who profit from spreading false information. The document outlines strategies for combating misinformation, emphasizing the importance of health workers as trusted sources. It provides tips for identifying misinformation online, such as checking URLs, dates, and author credentials, and recognizing tactics like evoking strong emotions or pushing conspiracy theories. Two main approaches to fighting misinformation are discussed: prebunking and debunking. Prebunking involves warning individuals about potential misinformation before they encounter it, while debunking aims to correct false information after it has been consumed. The guide offers practical examples for both methods. Additionally, the document highlights the role of health workers in supporting peers and patients to trust immunization. It suggests being kind, nonjudgmental, and transparent when addressing concerns, and using motivational interviewing techniques to understand and respond to patients' doubts. Overall, the guide emphasizes the critical role of health workers in maintaining trust in vaccines and provides comprehensive strategies to identify, address, and prevent the spread of vaccine misinformation in clinical and community settings. The guide is a valuable resource for health workers to enhance their ability to combat vaccine misinformation, support informed decision-making, and promote trust in vaccines within their communities, and it addresses a pressing issue with practical solutions, supports trusted health workers, and ultimately aims to protect public health by promoting accurate information and trust in vaccines.

The document "Combating False Information on Vaccines: A Guide for EPI Managers" is designed to help Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) managers address vaccine misinformation. It begins by defining misinformation and explaining why it spreads rapidly, often due to its emotional appeal and simplistic explanations. The guide identifies common sources of vaccine misinformation, including influential individuals who profit from spreading false information. The document outlines strategies for combating misinformation, emphasizing the importance of EPI managers as trusted sources. It provides tips for identifying misinformation online, such as checking URLs, dates, and author credentials, and recognizing tactics like evoking strong emotions or pushing conspiracy theories. Two main approaches to fighting misinformation are discussed: prebunking and debunking. Prebunking involves warning individuals about potential misinformation before they encounter it, while debunking aims to correct false information after it has been consumed. The guide offers practical examples for both methods. Additionally, the document highlights the role of EPI managers in supporting health workers to trust immunization. It suggests being kind, nonjudgmental, and transparent when addressing concerns, and using motivational interviewing techniques to understand and respond to health workers' doubts. The guide also emphasizes the importance of creating a supportive environment for health workers, promoting pro-vaccine norms, and providing continuing education on vaccines. Overall, the guide aims to help EPI managers maintain trust in vaccines and provides comprehensive strategies to identify, address, and prevent the spread of vaccine misinformation in clinical and community settings. This document is necessary to equip EPI managers with the knowledge and tools to combat vaccine misinformation, support their teams, and promote trust in vaccines, ultimately protecting public health.

Cómo luchar contra la información falsa sobre las vacunas: Guía para docentes pretende ayudar al personal docente a hacer frente a la información errónea sobre las vacunas. La guía parte de una definición de “información errónea” y explica por qué se propaga con tanta rapidez, muchas veces por su atractivo emocional y sus explicaciones simplistas. Se indican cuáles son las fuentes habituales de falsedades sobre las vacunas, por ejemplo personas influyentes que lucran difundiéndolas. Se describen estrategias para combatir la información errónea, resaltando la importancia del personal docente como figura de confianza de la comunidad. Se ofrecen consejos para detectar la información errónea en línea, como comprobar los dominios, las fechas y las certificaciones de los autores, y para reconocer las tácticas empleadas, como suscitar emociones fuertes o impulsar teorías conspirativas. Se analizan dos formas de luchar contra la información errónea: desmentirla y realizar intervenciones preventivas. Estas últimas consisten en advertir sobre la posible información errónea antes de que la persona la encuentre, mientras que la desmentida pretende corregir la falsedad cuando ya ha llegado al público, y en la guía se ofrecen ejemplos prácticos de ambos métodos. Además, se destaca la función que asume el personal docente a la hora de apoyar a los estudiantes y las familias para que confíen en la vacunación. Se sugiere mantener siempre la cortesía, ecuanimidad y transparencia en la respuesta a las inquietudes; también se proponen técnicas de entrevista motivacional para comprender las dudas de los estudiantes y abordarlas. Además, se proporcionan algunas ideas para preparar las clases y preguntas para comentar los videos, a fin de integrar estas estrategias en el aula. En suma, la guía subraya la función primordial de los profesionales de la educación para salvaguardar la confianza en las vacunas y ofrece estrategias integrales para detectar, abordar y prevenir la propagación de información errónea en el ámbito educativo. Brinda las herramientas y los conocimientos necesarios para reconocer y combatir eficazmente la información falsa sobre las vacunas. Se trata de una cuestión crucial, ya que el personal docente son fuentes de información de confianza y pueden influir positivamente en los estudiantes y sus familias.