In this report we outline the null findings of a pre-registered experiment on vaccine hesitancy in the United Kingdom. The experiment targeted vaccine misconceptions common among participants by presenting a correction to such claims endorsed by a group of medical experts. The experiment had the aim to increase vaccination intention and actual uptake during the 2021 COVID-19 vaccination campaign. Our results revealed that, contrary to a similar study conducted with Italian residents, our intervention was unsuccessful in changing participants’ attitudes and behaviour towards COVID-19 vaccines. The report concludes with a discussion of the potential reasons for these null findings.

Medical Expert Endorsement Fails to Reduce Vaccine Hesitancy in U.K. Residents / Panizza, Folco; Ronzani, Piero; Martini, Carlo; Savadori, Lucia; Motterlini, Matteo. - In: JOURNAL OF TRIAL AND ERROR. - ISSN 2667-1204. - 2023:(2023). [10.36850/e15]

Medical Expert Endorsement Fails to Reduce Vaccine Hesitancy in U.K. Residents

Savadori, Lucia
Penultimo
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2023-01-01

Abstract

In this report we outline the null findings of a pre-registered experiment on vaccine hesitancy in the United Kingdom. The experiment targeted vaccine misconceptions common among participants by presenting a correction to such claims endorsed by a group of medical experts. The experiment had the aim to increase vaccination intention and actual uptake during the 2021 COVID-19 vaccination campaign. Our results revealed that, contrary to a similar study conducted with Italian residents, our intervention was unsuccessful in changing participants’ attitudes and behaviour towards COVID-19 vaccines. The report concludes with a discussion of the potential reasons for these null findings.
2023
Panizza, Folco; Ronzani, Piero; Martini, Carlo; Savadori, Lucia; Motterlini, Matteo
Medical Expert Endorsement Fails to Reduce Vaccine Hesitancy in U.K. Residents / Panizza, Folco; Ronzani, Piero; Martini, Carlo; Savadori, Lucia; Motterlini, Matteo. - In: JOURNAL OF TRIAL AND ERROR. - ISSN 2667-1204. - 2023:(2023). [10.36850/e15]
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