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Guest column: Misinformation not just online problem but public health crisis

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Dr. Pamela Roach : More than 350 Albertans gathered for a town hall on health misinformation.

She says people are trying to make sense of conflicting claims, unsure of what to trust.

Roach says misinformation has real-world consequences, from declining childhood vaccination rates to the resurgence of once-eradicated diseases.

We need more engagement, not less, says Roach .

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77

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79

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18

Article tone

informal

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English

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67

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medium-lived

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