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Facebook teams up with health groups to tackle vaccine hesitancy and equity – Source CNET Tech

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Facebook has been trying to ramp up efforts to tackle health misinformation during the pandemic.


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Facebook said Wednesday that it’s forming a new initiative with various public health groups that’ll focus on vaccine hesitancy and vaccine equity in underserved communities.

The social media giant and pharmaceutical company Merck are each committing $20 million to what Facebook says will be a multiyear effort. Other partners include the World Health Organization, the World Bank, the Bay Area Global Health Alliance, the CDC…

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