Fact boxes that inform individual decisions may contribute to a more positive evaluation of COVID-19 vaccinations at the population level.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

For an effective control of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic with vaccines, most people in a population need to be vaccinated. It is thus important to know how to inform the public with reference to individual preferences-while also acknowledging the societal preference to encourage vaccinations. According to the health care standard of informed decision-making, a comparison of the benefits and harms of (not) having the vaccination would be required to inform undecided and skeptical people. To test evidence-based fact boxes, an established risk communication format, and to inform their development, we investigated their contribution to knowledge and evaluations of COVID-19 vaccines.

Methods

We conducted four studies (1, 2, and 4 were population-wide surveys with N = 1,942 t

SUBMITTER: Rebitschek FG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9467356 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature