Medicines and illusions in the fight against COVID-19 in Brazil

Silva, Heslley Machado

doi:10.1016/j.jemep.2020.100622

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“…Unfortunately, this same Ministry of Health has become the frontline not only spreading false news regarding COVID-19 but also for going further and spreading treatments without scientific proof (Silva 2021b). This shows that scientific fake news in Brazil goes beyond the environmental issues; it has become an official government action with the support (or at least the acceptance) of part of society, such as many doctors (Silva 2021a). This movement coordinated by groups that call themselves 'conservatives' in Brazil has been constantly mobilizing on the internet and social networks, often using scientific sources, purposefully obfuscating these with conspiracy theories, and generating a cabal of lies that appear true to laymen (and often) non-laymen.…”

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Information and misinformation about climate change: lessons from Brazil

Silva¹

2022

Ethics. Sci. Environ. Polit.

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There is a growing movement in online social networks and within some governments to deny the long-established scientific consensus regarding climate change. Scientific research has shown that a series of climatic events in Latin America, and especially in Brazil, are being exacerbated by global warming. These events have had a profound impact on populations. Disruptions to Brazilian rainfall patterns with their devastating environmental and economic effects on agriculture have been directly linked with Amazonian deforestation. Furthermore, the Bolsonaro government, with its erratic environmental policies and ardent followers, has promoted misinformation about climate change and conservation of the Amazon. It is necessary to simultaneously inform society about scientific misunderstandings regarding the environment and the way these misunderstandings are amplified via the internet and social networks.

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Information and misinformation about climate change: lessons from Brazil

Silva¹

2022

Ethics. Sci. Environ. Polit.

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“…Self-medication is encouraged by the lack of consensus among health professionals about the COVID-19 treatment and the circulation of false information through digital social media. 7 Consequently, generating harm to the patient who uses the inappropriate drug can lead to adverse reactions, increased morbidity, and even death. A study produced by the Federal University of São Paulo (Universidade Federal de São Paulo, UNIFESP) 27 revealed patients with COVID-19 who used the "COVID kit" chloroquine and azithromycin, could present a higher risk of developing acute kidney injury.…”

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“…These drugs are becoming a political-social weapon and a premise for the abuse and irrational use of drugs. 7,8 But such drugs still do not present efficacy against SARS-COV2 since no study was described as relevant and complete for this assertion, which the WHO corroborated. 6 Even a year after the start of the pandemic, incomplete, contradictory, and false information about the treatment of COVID-19 is still published on Brazilian social networks.…”

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Análise da informação sobre cloroquina e ivermectina nas mídias digitais Youtube e Instagram: relação entre Covid-19 e infodemia

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Alberto²,

Nogueira³

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Rev Bras Farm Hosp Serv Saude

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Objetivo: Analisar as informações sobre medicamentos nas mídias sociais brasileiras referente ao tratamento da Covid-19. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo descritivo transversal quali-quantitativo no qual analisou-se publicações sobre cloroquina e ivermectina, apontados como possíveis adjuvantes no tratamento da Covid-19, nas mídias sociais Instagram e Youtube. Foram selecionadas as 100 primeiras publicações a partir dos termos “cloroquina e “ivermectina” e hashtags “#cloroquina” e “#ivermectina”, de cada rede social. As análises foram divididas em características e engajamentos das publicações, análise de conteúdo e classificação do tipo de informação. Foi utilizada análise descritiva para representar valores absolutos e relativos, bem como a dispersão da amostra a partir do parâmetro de valores máximos e mínimos de cada publicação. Resultados: Demonstrou-se que o Instagram apresentou maior número de publicações totais referentes a cloroquina e que a mídia conteve (n=6) publicações realizadas por profissionais de saúde. O Youtube apresentou maior número de seguidores em perfil que publicou sobre os medicamentos e Covid-19 e obteve 21 publicações feitas por perfis verificados. No Instagram 53,8 % das publicações sobre cloroquina estavam relacionadas ao tratamento da Covid-19, bem como 74,4 % referentes a ivermectina relacionados ao tratamento precoce. No Youtube, 70,3 % das informações sobre ivermectina abordam sobre eficácia no tratamento farmacológico. Sobre o tipo da informação, para a ivermectina em ambas as mídias houve prevalência de má informação, enquanto para a cloroquina no Instagram 53,9 % foram classificadas como desinformação e no Youtube 73,4 % continham informações corretas. Conclusão: A regulação e controle das informações em saúde nas mídias sociais, bem como a amplificação e reorganização das atividades de assistência farmacêutica e gestão de serviços em saúde se fazem necessários para garantia da promoção em saúde e uso racional de medicamento.

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“…There is an increasing number of doctors, and even doctors' associations, who support the so-called COVID kit, a set of innocuous drugs, which supposedly would stop the progress of the disease. These doctors implicitly endorse a health policy [1] that wastes resources and efforts that could otherwise be directed to purchase of material to combat the disease, planning of pandemic control actions, and support of vaccination efforts.…”

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