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HCP’s use of social media: the good and the not so good

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY: A survey of more than 4,000 physicians showed that virtually every physician uses social media for personal reasons, while two-thirds use it for professional reasons. HCPs don’t necessarily want pharma trying to sell products via social media. Doximity was flagged for having anti-vaccine information.

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Covid comments hurt survivors

World of DTC Marketing

Social media is cited as the most common source of misinformation. People on the right use social media to purposely hurt family members who lost loved ones to Covid. This is today’s social media. Misinformation and trolls abound on every platform, often repeating FOX news lies. “Were they vaccinated?”,

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Social media and DTC

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY: Social media continues to be used by online health seekers, but there is also a high level of health misinformation. Using social media for DTC can be effective if you have a story to tell in short messages. Still, DTC marketers should be aware of what’s being said around certain health conditions via social media.

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From “Fake News” to “News You Can Use”

PM360

No one disputes how much the media landscape has evolved over the last two decades. What has been discussed, at times very passionately, is the role and reputation of media in today’s environment. consumers and 500 media professionals questions ranging from how they perceive media, what influences them, and how they consume media.

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Optimism on Pfizer COVID vaccine is unwarranted

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY : Pfizer’s 90 percent effectiveness is very impressive, but the rate is based on a relatively small number of people and the data has not been peer-reviewed but today headlines rule the news, not content. Pfizer’s results are promising and are coming at a time when the world is anxiously awaiting positive news.

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Consumers fall into three COVID-19 vaccine adoption segments

World of DTC Marketing

Although physicians are the most trusted information source, local news and social media are more frequent sources of vaccine information. (Mckinsey) Much of the prevailing market research on COVID-19 vaccination frames sentiment as “likely,” “unlikely,” or “neutral.”

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Health misinformation online abounds

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY : In a 2019 Pew Research Center poll, more Americans said they consider made-up news a bigger problem than terrorism, illegal immigration, racism, and sexism. Of course, the media is jumping on the WHO’s recommendation to eliminate Gilead’s product from COVID treatments.

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