Preliminary evidence that brief exposure to vaccination-related internet memes may influence intentions to vaccinate against COVID-19

Preliminary evidence that brief exposure to vaccination-related internet memes may influence intentions to vaccinate against COVID-19

Despite global efforts to rapidly distribute COVID-19 vaccines, early estimates suggested that 29–35% of the population were hesitant/unwilling to receive them. Countering such vaccine hesitancy is thus an important priority. Across two sets of online studies (total n = 1584) conducted in the UK bef...

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Veröffentlicht in:Computers in human behavior 2022-06, Vol.131, p.107218-107218, Article 107218
Hauptverfasser: Geniole, Shawn N., Bird, Brian M., Witzel, Alayna, McEvoy, Jordan T., Proietti, Valentina
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Antivaxxer
Attitudes
Context
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 vaccines
Hesitancy
Immunization
Nudge
Persuasion
Vaccine
Vaccines
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Zusammenfassung:Despite global efforts to rapidly distribute COVID-19 vaccines, early estimates suggested that 29–35% of the population were hesitant/unwilling to receive them. Countering such vaccine hesitancy is thus an important priority. Across two sets of online studies (total n = 1584) conducted in the UK before (August–October 2020) and immediately after the first effective vaccine was publicly announced (November 10–19, 2020), brief exposure (
ISSN:0747-5632
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0747-5632
DOI:10.1016/j.chb.2022.107218