Digital Smarts - Doctors and Scientists Using Social Media to Reach Teens on Covid

Adults aren’t the only ones trying to keep up with the latest on Covid, but most adults younger than 40 get news from social media platforms, not midday press conferences, says palliative care physician Naheed Dosani. Early in 2020 he took to TikTok, Instagram and similar platforms to share information about palliative care with a young audience, but has since begun sharing information about COVID-19. He's joined by On COVID-19 Project (Canada) founder Samanta Krishnapillai and science communicator Samantha Yammine in harnessing the reach of social media to educate the public on COVID-19. If you are trying to reach your teen on the continuing seriousness of Covid, you may want to view and share some of their videos on TikTok.