Journal article
Countering antivaccination attitudes
Myths about the safety of vaccinations have led to a decline in vaccination rates and the reemergence of measles in the United States, calling for effective provaccine messages to curb this dangerous trend. Prior research on vaccine attitude change suggests that it is difficult to persuade vaccination skeptics and that direct attempts to do so can even backfire. Here, the researchers successfully countered people’s antivaccination attitudes by making them appreciate the consequences of failing to vaccinate their children (using information provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). This intervention outperformed another that aimed to undermine widespread vaccination myths.
Languages
- English
Publication year
2015
Journal
PNAS
Type
Journal article
Categories
- Service delivery
Diseases
- Measles
Countries
- United States
WHO Regions
- Region of the Americas