The Reliability and Quality of YouTube Videos as a Source of Public Health Information Regarding COVID-19 Vaccination: Cross-sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent emergency authorization and rollout of COVID-19 vaccines by regulatory bodies has generated global attention. As the most popular video-sharing platform globally, YouTube is a potent medium for the dissemination of key public health information. Understanding the nature of available content regarding COVID-19 vaccination on this widely used platform is of substantial public health interest.

Objective

This study aimed to evaluate the reliability and quality of information on COVID-19 vaccination in YouTube videos.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, the phrases "coronavirus vaccine" and "COVID-19 vaccine" were searched on the UK version of YouTube on December 10, 2020. The 200 most viewed videos of each search were extracted and screened for releva

SUBMITTER: Chan C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8274673 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature