With public health on the line, here's how local health departments are fighting misinformation

By the summer of 2021, Phil Maytubby, deputy CEO of the health department here, was concerned to see the numbers of people getting vaccinated against covid-19 slipping after an initially robust response. With doubt, fear, and misinformation running rampant nationwide — both online and offline — he knew the agency needed to rethink its messaging strategy.

source https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/09/health/public-health-departments-misinformation-khn-partner/index.html