Messages from SA covid vax chat Telegram channel

Abstract

Description

SQLite format database containing messages from SA COVID VAX CHAT from 10 May 2021 to 22 May 2022. Original user IDs and user names have been replaced with anonymous IDs. Spam messages (messages showing up more than 100 times in the message dataset) in JSON format - one JSON record pre line (thus JSON-L format). Messages in CSV format filtered to remove spam and with themes annotated, from May 2021 to end 2022.

Keywords

Science communication, anti-vaccination movement, Telegram channel, Covid vax chat, South Africa

Citation

Van Heusden, Peter; Pointer, Rebecca (2024). Messages from SA COVID VAX CHAT Telegram channel. University of Western Cape. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25379/uwc.26965024.v1

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