US FDA Commissioner Califf Takes On Misinformation, Starting With ‘Rumor Control’

05 Aug 2022

Agency leader expects to spend about a year developing a strategy to combat misinformation. On 5 August, the agency unveiled what appears to be an early component of the initiative – a web page titled Rumor Control, with facts about the safety and components of COVID-19 vaccines.

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US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf expects to spend about a year developing a strategy to combat medical product misinformation, an effort that will involve public meetings.

At recent events sponsored by Health Affairs and the Alliance for Health Policy, Califf talked about addressing misinformation as one...