Prior Vaccination and Effectiveness of Communication Strategies Used to Describe Infectious Diseases

We tested the effect of prior vaccination on response to communication strategies in a hypothetical news article about an influenza pandemic. Vaccinated were more likely than nonvaccinated participants to plan future vaccination, and future vaccination intent was greater with certain communication s...

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Main Authors: Thomas S. Valley, Aaron M. Scherer, Megan Knaus, Brian J. Zikmund-Fisher, Enny Das, Angela Fagerlin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/4/17-1408_article
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spelling doaj-6098f2943b004d14a0753fe8f0e061cc2020-11-24T21:50:57ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592019-04-0125482182310.3201/eid2504.171408Prior Vaccination and Effectiveness of Communication Strategies Used to Describe Infectious DiseasesThomas S. ValleyAaron M. SchererMegan KnausBrian J. Zikmund-FisherEnny DasAngela FagerlinWe tested the effect of prior vaccination on response to communication strategies in a hypothetical news article about an influenza pandemic. Vaccinated were more likely than nonvaccinated participants to plan future vaccination, and future vaccination intent was greater with certain communication strategies. Using these findings to target communication may increase vaccination rates.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/4/17-1408_articlecommunicationinfluenzahumanimmunizationvaccinationviruses
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Enny Das
Angela Fagerlin
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Aaron M. Scherer
Megan Knaus
Brian J. Zikmund-Fisher
Enny Das
Angela Fagerlin
Prior Vaccination and Effectiveness of Communication Strategies Used to Describe Infectious Diseases
Emerging Infectious Diseases
communication
influenza
human
immunization
vaccination
viruses
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Aaron M. Scherer
Megan Knaus
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Enny Das
Angela Fagerlin
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title Prior Vaccination and Effectiveness of Communication Strategies Used to Describe Infectious Diseases
title_short Prior Vaccination and Effectiveness of Communication Strategies Used to Describe Infectious Diseases
title_full Prior Vaccination and Effectiveness of Communication Strategies Used to Describe Infectious Diseases
title_fullStr Prior Vaccination and Effectiveness of Communication Strategies Used to Describe Infectious Diseases
title_full_unstemmed Prior Vaccination and Effectiveness of Communication Strategies Used to Describe Infectious Diseases
title_sort prior vaccination and effectiveness of communication strategies used to describe infectious diseases
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2019-04-01
description We tested the effect of prior vaccination on response to communication strategies in a hypothetical news article about an influenza pandemic. Vaccinated were more likely than nonvaccinated participants to plan future vaccination, and future vaccination intent was greater with certain communication strategies. Using these findings to target communication may increase vaccination rates.
topic communication
influenza
human
immunization
vaccination
viruses
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/4/17-1408_article
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