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Fight Against the Mandatory COVID-19 Immunity Passport on Twitter: Natural Language Processing Study
Jessica S M Gable1, Romy Sauvayre1,2, Cédric Chauvière2,3
1LAPSCO, CNRS, Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
Journal of Medical Internet Research
|October 18, 2023
Summary
Public reaction to France's COVID-19 vaccine mandate and immunity passport policy was analyzed using Twitter data. The study found that "con" and "scientific" arguments dominated the online debate, with pseudoscientific claims challenging the policy.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Sociology
- Political Science
Background:
- Governments worldwide implemented diverse strategies to control COVID-19 spread, including lockdowns and vaccination mandates.
- France introduced mandatory vaccination for caregivers and immunity passports for public access on July 12, 2021.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze public reactions to French President Macron's announcement of mandatory vaccination and immunity passports.
- To identify and categorize arguments used by Twitter users concerning these COVID-19 policies.
Main Methods:
- Extracted 901,908 unique tweets from Twitter between July 12 and August 11, 2021.
- Utilized a neural network to analyze tweet content and classify argument types.
Main Results:
- "Con" arguments constituted 47% of the debate, followed by "scientific" arguments at 39%.
- A significant portion of arguments contested the effectiveness of vaccination and the validity of the political decisions.
Conclusions:
- Discussions on mandatory vaccination and immunity passports on Twitter intensified during July-August 2021.
- A politically mandated, science-based decision prompted public challenges using pseudoscientific arguments.
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