Themes, Policies, and Attention Shifts Regarding COVID-19 Vaccinations in German-Speaking Regions: Infoveillance Study Using Tweets
Our analyses suggest potential interactions among policies, public attention to different topics, and associated sentiments. While vaccination uptake increased, our findings indicate that citizens' doubts and concerns did not decrease and that, rather than being fully persuaded, they remained skeptical. This study showcases that monitoring web discourse can provide valuable insights for data-driven policymaking in highly dynamic contexts such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
Authors
- Frank Marcinkowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6497-9324)
- Christopher Starke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7899-6029)
- Stefan Dietze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4364-9243)
- Felix Bensmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1833-6533)
- Katarina Boland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2958-9712)
Institutions
- GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences (DE)
- Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (DE)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Internet Research
- Published
- 2025-05-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/63909
- Primary Topic
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00