Exploring the impact of social media platforms in enhancing community public health during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Abstract

In December 2019, the pandemic covid-19 spread worldwide and negatively and widely impacted healthcare, social, and economic systems. Lack of awareness, understanding, and readiness during this crisis could endanger individuals and healthcare workers. How to inform the public about the pandemic and its prevention is difficult. Misinformation that can harm people's health spreads faster than the disease. Most of these false rumours are spread on social media. In a public health crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic, governments and health authorities must be able to quickly and accurately distribute information. Social media platforms can be used to communicate and share knowledge during epidemics, but little research investigates their impact on community public health during COVID-19 pandemic protection.