SOCIAL MEDIA AND OPINION MOULDING ON COVID 19 VACCINES: A STUDY OF RESIDENTS OF IKORODU, LAGOS STATE

Abstract

Social media platforms have not only arisen as a tool for connecting with friends and family, but posts and trends on social media can assist the transmission of Covid-19 news to the audience, serving as a means of informing the public or providing accurate reports to them. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which Ikorodu residents used social media as a source of information on Covid-19 vaccines. The study made use of Online Questionnaire for the collection of data from 400 respondents who were conveniently sampled. The collected data was analysed and the results were presented through tables, frequencies, percentages, and narratives. The Research findings of this study revealed that despite the fact that the majority of the residents were influenced by social media, it did not help the residents to know about Covid-19 Vaccines. The study further revealed that Covid19 death rate were extremely massive due to too much of false news and information on this medical issue. The study recommends that the government should adopt sponsored posts and trends mechanism, Encouragement for citizen journalism training is also recommended.