Social distancing in response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States

NB Masters, SF Shih, A Bukoff, KB Akel, LC Kobayashi… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
In order to reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2, much of the US was placed under social
distancing guidelines during March 2020. We characterized risk perceptions and adherence …

Effects of fact-checking social media vaccine misinformation on attitudes toward vaccines

J Zhang, JD Featherstone, C Calabrese… - Preventive …, 2021 - Elsevier
Social media vaccine misinformation can negatively influence vaccine attitudes. It is urgent
to develop communication approaches to reduce the misinformation's impact. This study …

The social bifurcation of reality: Symmetrical construction of knowledge in science-trusting and science-distrusting discourses

C Rughiniş, MG Flaherty - Frontiers in Sociology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
This article proposes a conceptual framework to study the social bifurcation of reality in
polarized science-trusting and science-distrusting lay worldviews, by analyzing and …

How does information overload about COVID-19 vaccines influence individuals' vaccination intentions? The roles of cyberchondria, perceived risk, and vaccine …

A Honora, KY Wang, WH Chih - Computers in Human Behavior, 2022 - Elsevier
This research proposes and tests an integrated model to explain how information overload
influence vaccine skepticism and vaccination intention. In addition, this research …

Development and validation of the multidimensional COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy scale

I Kotta, K Kalcza-Janosi, K Szabo… - Human vaccines & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of the study was to develop and validate the Multidimensional Covid-19 Vaccine
Hesitancy Scale (CoVaH), a self-report measure to assess the beliefs and attitudes beneath …

Profiling vaccine believers and skeptics in nurses: A latent profile analysis

CLK Leung, KK Li, VWI Wei, A Tang, SYS Wong… - International journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background A tailored immunization program is deemed more successful in encouraging
vaccination. Understanding the profiles of vaccine hesitancy constructs in nurses can help …

Public health needs the public trust: A pandemic retrospective

MTJ Halma, J Guetzkow - BioMed, 2023 - mdpi.com
The COVID crisis of the past three years has greatly impacted stakeholder relationships
between scientists, health providers, policy makers, pharmaceutical industry employees …

Anti-vaccine beliefs and COVID-19 information seeking on social media: Examining processes influencing COVID-19 beliefs and preventative actions

CJ McKinley, F Lauby - International Journal of Communication, 2021 - ijoc.org
This study explored how anti-vaccine beliefs and social media use operate as interrelated
factors contributing to COVID-19–specific beliefs and actions. Results show that those …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating smart assistant responses for accuracy and misinformation regarding human papillomavirus vaccination: content analysis study

J Ferrand, R Hockensmith, RF Houghton… - Journal of Medical …, 2020 - jmir.org
Background Almost half (46%) of Americans have used a smart assistant of some kind (eg,
Apple Siri), and 25% have used a stand-alone smart assistant (eg, Amazon Echo). This …

COVID-19 pandemic and vaccination skepticism

AL Anas, M Salifu, HL Zakaria - Human Arenas, 2023 - Springer
The purpose of this study is to examine some of the reasons why people are skeptical about
the COVID-19 vaccination despite assurances from the authorities. In terms of …