The World Health Organization has joined Tiktok to stop misinformation about coronavirus. People have shared false information through various social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Tiktok. WHO decided to join Tiktok to provide reliable and public health advice. USA Today has the details:
“We are joining @tiktok to provide you with reliable and timely public health advice! Our first post: How to protect yourself from #coronavirus,” the public safety organization wrote in its first post on the platform.
Allegranzi tells viewers to wash their hands, cough and sneeze into their elbows and avoid close contact with sick people. WHO previously announced social media efforts to combat what it calls an "infodemic" or "an over-abundance of information ... that makes it hard for people to find trustworthy sources and reliable guidance when they need it."
The organization uploaded a second video over the weekend explaining how to properly wear a respiratory mask. The agency doesn't advise most people to go out and buy them.
image screenshot via Tiktok
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https://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/qa/how-many-people-die-from-the-flu-each-year-and-how-is-it-prevented Think about this the next time you see anyone freaking out about coronavirus. Yes the coronavirus should be taken seriously, and the lives impacted is sad and in our thoughts. But the common flu is so much more dangerous and is with us every year. You know how many people die from alcohol every year? Bet you don't. It's 88,000 worldwide per year, every year. A little perspective goes a long way. Get out there and live your life and be happy and creative things. Stop spazzing out about toilet paper and Purell and masks.
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