Social media has been crucial for seeking and communicating COVID-19 information. However, social media has also promulgated misinformation, which is particularly concerning among Asian Americans who may rely on in-language information and utilize social media platforms to connect to Asia-based networks. There is limited literature examining social media use for COVID-19 information and the subsequent impact of misinformation on health behaviors among Asian Americans. This perspective reviews recent research, news, and gray literature to examine the dissemination of COVID-19 misinformation on social media platforms to Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and South Asian Americans. We discuss the linkage of COVID-19 misinformation to health behaviors, with emphasis on COVID-19 vaccine misinformation and vaccine decision-making in Asian American communities. We then discuss community- and research-driven responses to investigate misinformation during the pandemic. Lastly, we propose recommendations to mitigate misinformation and address the COVID-19 infodemic among Asian Americans.
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, social media, Mass media, infodemic, misinformation, Health disparity, health misinformation, Asian American, 【초록키워드】 Vaccine, COVID-19 vaccine, pandemic, media, Health, response, Research, Community, dissemination, information, Korean, Asian, Perspective, Americans, Chinese, South Asian, recommendation, mitigate, social media platform, subsequent, concerning, American, seeking, 【제목키워드】 Asian, American,