(ANSA) - NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 23 - "The coronavirus is not just a public health emergency, it is also a communication emergency. As soon as Covid has spread around the world, inaccurate and even dangerous messages have proliferated wildly on social media , leaving people confused, emal advised ".
This was stated by the UN secretary general, Antonio Guterres, in a virtual event on the sidelines of the General Assembly organized by the WHO.
"The antidote is to make sure that science-backed facts and health guidelines circulate even faster and reach people wherever they have access to information," said the UN leader. "This will be crucial as we work to build public trust. on the safety and efficacy of future vaccines ".
Guterres then specified that the United Nations initiative, called 'Verified', fights disinformation with truth.
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