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. 2022 May 17;10(5):e37831. doi: 10.2196/37831

Table 1.

Classification criteria for tweets and definitions.

Type of tweet Definition Translated examples (French to English)
Classification problem 1

Unclassifiable Unclassifiable or irrelevant to the topics of vaccination or health measures The Emmanuel Macron effect

Noncommittal Neutral or without explicit opinion on vaccination and/or the health pass I have to ask my doctor for the vaccine

Pros Arguments in favor of the health pass
Arguments in favor of the COVID-19 vaccine and/or the health pass (efficiency, safety, relevance)
Personally, I am vaccinated so nothing to fear, on the other hand, good luck to all the anti-vaccine, you will not have the choice now??

Cons Arguments against vaccination or doubts about the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines, fear of side effects, and refusal to obtain the health pass I am against the vaccine I am not afraid of the virus but I am afraid of the vaccine
Classification problem 2

Unclassifiable Irrelevant to the topic or unclassifiable A vaccine

Scientific Scientific or pseudoscientific content that uses true beliefs or false information The vaccine is 95% efficient, a little less in fragile people. The risk is not zero, but a vaccinated person has much less chance of transmitting the virus.

Political Comments on legal or political decisions about vaccination or health measures Basically the vaccine is mandatory, shameful LMAO

Social Comments, debates, or opinions on the report to other members of society “Pro vaccine” you have to also understand that there are people who do not want to be vaccinated.

Vaccination status Explicit tweet about the vaccination status of the tweet author
Comments on the symptoms experienced after COVID-19 vaccination
Explicit refusal to receive a COVID-19 vaccine
Example 1: I am very glad to have already done my 2 doses of the vaccine, fudge
Example 2: I don't want to get vaccinated. Why? Well, you know, we don't know what's in this vaccine, it can be dangerous.