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SUBMITTER: Orr D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5969418 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Orr Daniela D Baram-Tsabari Ayelet A
Journal of microbiology & biology education 20180330 1
This study examines the ways in which the public discusses and debates the scientific issue of vaccinations in the online social media environment of Facebook. We apply a mixed-methods approach, where a qualitative analysis is combined with a quantitative analysis of the characteristics of the debate on polio vaccinations in a Facebook group dedicated to parental and professional dialogue. The qualitative analysis suggested that dialogue became more political than scientific overall, yet the qua ...[more]