No negative effect of mentioning COVID-19 vaccine in influenza vaccine encouragements: Evidence from a survey experiment.

ABSTRACT: It is possible that the negative attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination developed by some people, such as self-identified Republicans, might spill over toward other vaccines. We conducted a survey experiment to investigate if mentioning COVID-19 vaccine in messages encouraging seasonal flu vaccination will negatively affect people's attitudes toward receiving a flu vaccine. The experiment was embedded in a survey fielded in South Dakota in April 2024. Participants were registered voters in the state. We used difference-of-means tests and logistic regression to analyze the data. Results showed no statistically significant differences between the participants in control and treatment groups regarding the likelihood of receiving a flu vaccine (OR: 1.012, CI: 0.594 - 1.724) or their belief in t

SUBMITTER: Viskupic F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12422471 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature