Measuring the impact of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation on vaccination intent in the UK and USA

Nature Human Behaviour, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 5(3), P. 337 - 348

Published: Feb. 5, 2021

Language: Английский

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The psychological drivers of misinformation belief and its resistance to correction

Nature Reviews Psychology, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 1(1), P. 13 - 29

Published: Jan. 12, 2022

Language: Английский

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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in a representative working-age population in France: a survey experiment based on vaccine characteristics

The Lancet Public Health, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 6(4), P. e210 - e221

Published: Feb. 7, 2021

Opinion polls on vaccination intentions suggest that COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is increasing worldwide; however, the usefulness of opinion to prepare mass campaigns for specific new vaccines and estimate acceptance in a country's population limited. We therefore aimed assess effects characteristics, information herd immunity, general practitioner (GP) recommendation representative working-age France.In this survey experiment, adults aged 18-64 years residing France, with no history SARS-CoV-2 infection, were randomly selected from an online research panel July, 2020, stratified by gender, age, education, household size, region area residence be French population. Participants completed questionnaire their background behaviour-related variables (including past compliance, risk factors severe COVID-19, perceptions experience), then assigned according full factorial design one three groups receive differing immunity (>50% must immunised [either or infection]; >50% immunity) two regarding GP (GP recommends expresses opinion). series eight discrete choice tasks designed refusal based hypothetical characteristics (efficacy [50%, 80%, 90%, 100%], serious side-effects [1 10 000 1 100 000], location manufacture [EU, USA, China], place administration [GP practice, local pharmacy, centre]). Responses analysed two-part model disentangle outright (irrespective defined as opting all tasks) (acceptance depending characteristics).Survey responses collected 1942 adults, whom 560 (28·8%) opted (outright refusal) 1382 (71·2%) did not. In our model, both significantly associated female age (with inverted U-shaped relationship), lower educational level, poor compliance recommended vaccinations past, report specified chronic conditions (ie, hypertension [for hesitancy] other than refusal]). Outright was also perceived severity whereas when benefits communicated working versus non-working individuals, those experience (had symptoms knew someone COVID-19). For campaign involving centres communication benefits, predicted 29·4% (95% CI 28·6-30·2) Predicted highest manufactured China 50% efficacy (vaccine 27·4% [26·8-28·0]), lowest EU 90% 61·3% [60·5-62·1]).COVID-19 depends national strategy, among various factors, France.French Public Health Agency (Santé Publique France).

Language: Английский

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Inoculating Against Fake News About COVID-19

Frontiers in Psychology, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 11

Published: Oct. 23, 2020

The outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has been accompanied by a large amount misleading and false information about virus, especially on social media. In this article, we explore "infodemic" how behavioral scientists may seek to address problem. We detail scope problem discuss negative influence that COVID-19 misinformation can have widespread adoption health protective behaviors in population. response, insights from sciences be leveraged manage an effective societal response curb spread virus. particular, theory psychological inoculation (or prebunking) as efficient vehicle for conferring large-scale resistance against fake news.

Language: Английский

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Lack of Trust, Conspiracy Beliefs, and Social Media Use Predict COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy

Vaccines, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 9(6), P. 593 - 593

Published: June 3, 2021

As COVID-19 vaccines are rolled out across the world, there growing concerns about roles that trust, belief in conspiracy theories, and spread of misinformation through social media play impacting vaccine hesitancy. We use a nationally representative survey 1476 adults UK between 12 18 December 2020, along with 5 focus groups conducted during same period. Trust is core predictor, distrust general mistrust government raising health institutions experts perceived personal threat vital, revealing hesitancy driven by misunderstanding herd immunity as providing protection, fear rapid development side effects, beliefs virus man-made used for population control. In particular, those who obtain information from relatively unregulated sources—such YouTube—that have recommendations tailored watch history, hold conspiratorial beliefs, less willing to be vaccinated. Since an increasing number individuals gathering information, interventions require action governments, officials, companies. More attention needs devoted helping people understand their own risks, unpacking complex concepts, filling knowledge voids.

Language: Английский

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Countering Misinformation and Fake News Through Inoculation and Prebunking

European Review of Social Psychology, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 32(2), P. 348 - 384

Published: Feb. 22, 2021

There has been increasing concern with the growing infusion of misinformation, or "fake news", into public discourse and politics in many western democracies. Our article first briefly reviews current state literature on conventional countermeasures to misinformation. We then explore proactive measures prevent misinformation from finding traction place that is based psychological theory "inoculation". Inoculation rests idea if people are forewarned they might be misinformed exposed weakened examples ways which misled, will become more immune review a number techniques can boost people's resilience ranging general warnings specific instructions about misleading (rhetorical) techniques. show available evidence, inoculation appears promising avenue help protect news".

Language: Английский

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International estimates of intended uptake and refusal of COVID-19 vaccines: A rapid systematic review and meta-analysis of large nationally representative samples

Vaccine, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 39(15), P. 2024 - 2034

Published: Feb. 7, 2021

Language: Английский

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Misinformation: susceptibility, spread, and interventions to immunize the public

Nature Medicine, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 28(3), P. 460 - 467

Published: March 1, 2022

Language: Английский

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The impact of fake news on social media and its influence on health during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review

Journal of Public Health, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 31(7), P. 1007 - 1016

Published: Oct. 9, 2021

As the new coronavirus disease propagated around world, rapid spread of news caused uncertainty in population. False has taken over social media, becoming part life for many people. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate, through a systematic review, impact media on dissemination infodemic knowing and its impacts health. A search was performed MedLine, Virtual Health Library (VHL), Scielo databases from January 1, 2020, May 11, 2021. Studies that addressed fake patients healthcare professionals world were included. It possible methodologically assess quality selected studies using Loney Newcastle–Ottawa Scales. Fourteen eligible inclusion, consisting six cross-sectional eight descriptive observational studies. Through questionnaires, five included measures anxiety or psychological distress by misinformation; another seven assessed feeling fear, uncertainty, panic, addition attacks health people Asian origin. By analyzing phenomenon health, it observe knowledge can cause disorders depression, fatigue.

Language: Английский

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Political polarization on COVID-19 pandemic response in the United States

Personality and Individual Differences, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 179, P. 110892 - 110892

Published: April 2, 2021

Language: Английский

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