And we know that health misinformation harms people's health. Murthy doubled down Sunday on the administration's stance that the spread of health misinformation has played a key part in the slowdown in vaccinations. Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat, on Sunday said action should be taken regarding vaccine misinformation. In June, Washington, DC, Attorney General Karl Racine subpoenaed Facebook in a recently disclosed investigation into the social media giant's handling of Covid-19 vaccine misinformation. In early 2019 , Facebook announced it would take action against vaccine misinformation after a measles outbreak that started in Washington state.

Source: CNN July 18, 2021 14:41 UTC