VaxPulse: Active Global Vaccine Infodemic Risk Assessment
Journal:
arXiv
Published Date:
Jul 6, 2025
Abstract
Vaccine infodemics, driven by misinformation, disinformation, and inauthentic
online behaviours, pose significant threats to global public health. This paper
presents our response to this challenge, demonstrating how we developed
VaxPulse Vaccine Infodemic Risk Assessment Lifecycle (VIRAL), an AI-powered
social listening platform designed to monitor and assess vaccine-related
infodemic risks. Leveraging interdisciplinary expertise and international
collaborations, VaxPulse VIRAL integrates machine learning methods, including
deep learning, active learning, and data augmentation, to provide real-time
insights into public sentiments, misinformation trends, and social bot
activity. Iterative feedback from domain experts and stakeholders has guided
the development of dynamic dashboards that offer tailored, actionable insights
to support immunisation programs and address information disorder. Ongoing
improvements to VaxPulse will continue through collaboration with our
international network and community leaders.
