Ed Pertwee
Dr Ed Pertwee is a Research Fellow of the Vaccine Confidence Project (VCP) of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. He joined the VCP as a Research Fellow in 2020, having previously been a Postdoctoral Fellow at the London School of Economics. Ed works at the intersection of political sociology, digital sociology and health sociology, combining qualitative research methods with analysis of digital ‘big data’ to investigate how movements promoting reactionary politics and anti-science mobilise both online and offline.-
Interview with Dr. Ed Pertwee: vaccine hesitancy and lessons learnt
Rumors, conspiracy theories and misinformation during a health crisis: "The problem seems to be informational reliance on social media, not social media usage per se," says expert Dr. Ed Pertwee. With possible new Covid-19 waves in the back of our mind and in order to save lives, understanding communication...