AMA urges social media companies to combat vaccine misinformation

CHICAGO — As the United States begins an unprecedented effort to administer COVID-19 vaccines to more than 300 million Americans, the American Medical Association (AMA) today urged the CEOs of six leading social media and e-commerce companies to assist the effort by combatting misinformation and disinformation about the vaccine on their platforms. The AMA also urged the platforms to share timely, accurate information on the vaccine from trusted public health institutions, including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The letter was sent to the top executives at Google, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and YouTube.