A website known for publishing anti-vaccine content posted an article accusing the federal government of secretly paying media outlets to promote COVID-19 vaccines and suppress negative coverage of the vaccine. This claim is false. The White House and the Department of Health and Human Services launched a public education ad campaign to encourage vaccination. Funding for the campaign was approved by Congress and the ads were produced independently of the media outlets that aired them. Public service campaigns of this type that encourage healthy behaviors, such as annual flu shots and regular skin cancer screenings, are common.
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The Public Health Communications Collaborative (PHCC) was formed in 2020 to coordinate and amplify public health messaging on COVID-19 and increase Americans’ confidence in guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state and local public health officials.
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