Social media giant aims to inform the public on where and when they can get vaccinated
Facebook on Monday said it is running the “largest worldwide campaign” to combat misinformation surrounding COVID-19 vaccines, and to inform the public on where and when they can get vaccinated.
Kang-Xing Jin, the head of health at Facebook, on Monday detailed the social media giant’s efforts to help the public in regard to vaccines to protect against the novel coronavirus, saying its work is “similar to how we helped people find information about how to vote during elections.”
Facebook said it is giving $120 million in ad credits to help health ministries, NGOs and United Nations agencies to reach “billions of people around the world” with COVID-19 vaccine and preventative health information.
Facebook also said it has “partnered with governments in more than 120 countries, as well as multilateral organizations like the World Health Organization and UNICEF, to deliver timely information about COVID-19, including through helplines on WhatsApp.”
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