Parents are finding themselves as the targets of antivaxx misinformation and this was confirmed by a recent study that was done. While there have always been people out there who are considered “antivaxx,” the conversations about vaccines and children have really taken a turn during the current pandemic. With COVID-19 vaccines rolling out across the country, and the world, there is a slew of misinformation out there about the vaccine. This misinformation has been around during the whole pandemic, but vaccine misinformation could be dangerous and could prevent a child from getting something that is important for their health.According to Scary Mommy, a new study has come out that shows that antivaxx misinformation campaigns are targeting parents of children the most, and they may be preying on the fear and hesitation parents have in regards to the health of their children.RELATED: Teen Creates 'VaxTeen' To Help Youth With Antivaxx ParentsThis study was published in the journal, IEEE Access, and it can be read in full here. It was done by researchers at George Washington University and the goal was to take a closer look at how misinformation about the pandemic spread on Facebook during the beginning of the pandemic.The goal was to try and find ways to fight misinformation, and to make sure that parents are being exposed to real-life data, studies, and information on the pandemic and the vaccines for their children. The researchers found that there were two groups that were mainly responsible for the spread of misinformation. One of them was alternative health groups – which did focus on more positive messages – and antivaxx groups. Both groups were posting conspiracy theories and false information, but where they were posting them most was what was concerning. They were largely posting this in large, mainstream parenting forums.[EMBED_TWITTER]https://twitter.com/GlblCtzn/status/1478411425039241224[/EMBED_TWITTER]Researchers also noticed that it wasn’t just COVID-19 and vaccine misinformation that was being spread to these groups, they were also spreading misinformation about climate change, fluoride, and 5G. While social media sites, like Facebook, have said that they are working to stop the spread of misinformation on their sites, they are focusing on larger groups and they need to change their attention to the smaller groups where it is really flourishing. The advice that they have for parents is that while large, mainstream parenting groups can be helpful, any questions about the virus and the vaccine should be brought to their children’s pediatrician and other medical experts.Sources: Scary Mommy, IEEE Access