This week, online posts falsely claimed that COVID-19 vaccines cause cancer while regional conversations focused on the uptake of mpox and flu vaccines....
Posts also repeated myths about fentanyl-laced marijuana and expressed outrage at a consulting firm that pushed OxyContin sales....
Plus, social media users drew attention to postpartum depression and racial disparities in mental health care....
Texas lawsuit spurs concern about abortion pill access....
Regionally, there were discussions about vaccine requirements for health workers and parental consent for vaccines....
The cost of mental health care and false claims about trans identities also appeared in posts....
Plus, conversations mocked a false claim about birth control pill side effects and lamented Idaho’s “abortion trafficking” law....
Other posts discussed carfentanil and falsely suggested that SSPs increase syringe litter....
Comments made by RFK Jr. over the summer about heroin and ADHD also triggered recent conversation....
In the last two weeks, a pseudo-medical organization called for a global ban on mRNA vaccines, and edited video clips cast doubt on COVID-19 mitigation measures. Regional discussions centered on whooping cough and COVID-19 vaccine safety....
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