The role of non–COVID-specific and COVID-specific factors in predicting a shift in willingness to vaccinate: A panel study

Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Daniel Romer, Patrick E. Jamieson, Kenneth M. Winneg and Josh Pasek
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Kathleen Hall Jamieson: a Annenberg Public Policy Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104;
Daniel Romer: a Annenberg Public Policy Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104;
Patrick E. Jamieson: a Annenberg Public Policy Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104;
Kenneth M. Winneg: a Annenberg Public Policy Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104;
Josh Pasek: b Department of Communication and Media, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2021, vol. 118, issue 52, -

Abstract: In communities that remain below the immunity threshold needed to blunt COVID-19’s spread, SARS-CoV-2 has a greater chance of mutating to evade vaccines. This study underscores the central role of trust and knowledge in increasing the likelihood of vaccinating. Trust in scientific institutions and spokespersons anchors time 1 vaccination intentions and knowledge affects them at both times 1 and 2. These background (non–COVID-specific) factors as well as flu vaccination history and patterns of media reliance played a more prominent role in shifting individuals from vaccination hesitance to acceptance than did COVID-specific ones. The study underscores the need for ongoing community engagement and trust building, proactive communication about vaccination, motivating vaccination against seasonal flu, and deploying science-consistent, provaccination voices across media.

Keywords: COVID-19; vaccination hesitancy; trust in health experts; COVID conspiracy beliefs; media reliance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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