ArticleScientific reports2022
Use of a language intervention to reduce vaccine hesitancy.
Article in Scientific reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.
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- ChatGPT and Vaccine Hesitancy: A Comparison of English, Spanish, and French Responses Using a Validated Scale.AMIA Joint Summits on Translational Science proceedings. AMIA Joint Summits on Translational Science · 2024Article
- Will Using a Foreign Language Attenuate the Neophobia?Journal of psycholinguistic research · 2023Article
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- The vaccination rift effect provides evidence that source vaccination status determines the rejection of calls to get vaccinated.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Coronavirus vaccine hesitancy among unvaccinated Austrians: Assessing underlying motivations and the effectiveness of interventions based on a cross-sectional survey with two embedded conjoint experiments.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2022Article
- How providing public COVID-19 mitigation instructions in a foreign language can increase people's sense of control.PloS one · 2022Article
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Abstract
Vaccine hesitancy is a major global challenge facing COVID-19 immunization programs. Its main source is low public trust in the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine. In a preregistered experimental study, we investigated how using a foreign language when communicating COVID-19 vaccine information influences vaccine acceptance. Hong Kong Chinese residents (N = 611) received COVID-19 vaccine information either in their native Chinese or in English. English increased trust in the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine and, as a result, reduced vaccine hesitancy. This indicates that language can impact vaccine attitudes and demonstrate the potential of language interventions for a low cost, actionable strategy to curtail vaccine hesitancy amongst bilingual populations. Language interventions could contribute towards achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal of health and well-being.
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