Non-STEM majors COVID-19 vaccine impressions improve, and misconceptions resolve, after podcast assignment.

ABSTRACT: Misinformation regarding vaccine science decreased the receptiveness to COVID-19 vaccines, exacerbating the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on society. To mitigate the negative societal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, impactful and creative science communication was needed, yet little research has explored how to encourage COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and address misconceptions held by non-Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics majors (referred to as non-majors). We have previously demonstrated that including expert guest lectures in the vaccine module in the non-major introductory biology course helps combat students' vaccine hesitancy. In the present study, we further address how learning about vaccines impacts student knowledge and impressions of the COVID-19 vaccine

SUBMITTER: Morra CN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11360549 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature