Going Viral: The 3 Rs of Social Media Messaging during Public Health Emergencies

Affiliation

• ¹ Bhavini Patel Murthy, MD, MPH, is a Lieutenant Commander, United States Public Health Service, and a Medical Epidemiologist; Sara J. Vagi, MS, PhD, is Commander, United States Public Health Service, and a Senior Health Scientist; Tanya Telfair LeBlanc, MS, PhD, was a Senior Health Scientist at the time of the study; and Rachel Nonkin Avchen, MS, PhD, is a Captain, United States Public Health Service, and Branch Chief; all in the Division of State and Local Readiness, Center for Preparedness and Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Tanya Telfair LeBlanc, MS, PhD, is currently a Senior Health Scientist/Epidemiologist, National Center for Environmental Health/ Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chamblee, GA.