The effect of moral appeals on influenza vaccination uptake and support for a vaccination mandate among health care workers

Laetitia B. Mulder and Mariëtte Lokate

Social Science & Medicine, 2022, vol. 312, issue C

Abstract: Influenza vaccination uptake among health care workers (HCWs) protects patients and staff. Still, many health institutions’ coverage rates are unsatisfactory. We aimed to test the effect of communicating moral appeals in increasing vaccination uptake in a real life setting.

Keywords: Moral appeal; Vaccination; Influenza; Vaccination mandate; Health care workers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115357

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