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Examining the effect of information channel on COVID-19 vaccine acceptance.
Piltch-Loeb, Rachael; Savoia, Elena; Goldberg, Beth; Hughes, Brian; Verhey, Tanner; Kayyem, Juliette; Miller-Idriss, Cynthia; Testa, Marcia.
  • Piltch-Loeb R; Division of Policy Translation & Leadership Development, Emergency Preparedness Research Evaluation & Practice [EPREP] Program, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
  • Savoia E; Division of Policy Translation & Leadership Development, Emergency Preparedness Research Evaluation & Practice [EPREP] Program, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
  • Goldberg B; Jigsaw, Google LLC, New York, New York, United States of America.
  • Hughes B; Center for University Excellence [CUE] and Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab [PERIL], American University, Washington, DC, United States of America.
  • Verhey T; Trust and Safety, Google LLC, Sunnyvale, California, United States of America.
  • Kayyem J; Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America.
  • Miller-Idriss C; Center for University Excellence [CUE] and Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab [PERIL], American University, Washington, DC, United States of America.
  • Testa M; Division of Policy Translation & Leadership Development, Emergency Preparedness Research Evaluation & Practice [EPREP] Program, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
PLoS One ; 16(5): e0251095, 2021.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1225809
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ABSTRACT
Hesitancy towards the COVID-19 vaccine remains high among the US population. Now that the vaccine is available to priority populations, it is critical to convince those that are hesitant to take the vaccine. Public health communication about the vaccine as well as misinformation on the vaccine occurs through a variety of different information channels. Some channels of information are more commonly found to spread misinformation. Given the expansive information environment, we sought to characterize the use of different media channels for COVID-19 vaccine information and determine the relationship between information channel and vaccine acceptance. We used quota sampling of vaccine priority groups [N = 2,650] between December 13 and 23, 2020 and conducted bivariate chi-squared tests and multivariable multinomial logistic regression analyses to determine the relative impact of channels of information on vaccine acceptance. We found traditional channels of information, especially National TV, National newspapers, and local newspapers increased the likelihood of vaccine acceptance. Individuals who received information from traditional media compared to social media or both traditional and social media were most likely to accept the vaccine. The implications of this study suggest social media channels have a role to play in educating the hesitant to accept the vaccine, while traditional media channels should continue to promote data-driven and informed vaccine content to their viewers.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Information Dissemination / Vaccination Refusal / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Topics: Vaccines Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: North America Language: English Journal: PLoS One Journal subject: Science / Medicine Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Journal.pone.0251095

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Information Dissemination / Vaccination Refusal / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Topics: Vaccines Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: North America Language: English Journal: PLoS One Journal subject: Science / Medicine Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Journal.pone.0251095