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Title: | Why telling stories could be a more powerful way of convincing some people to take a COVID vaccine than just the facts | Contributor(s): | Rogers, Margie (author) | Publication Date: | 2021-02-16 | Open Access: | Yes | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/30210 | Related Research Outputs: | https://doi.org/10.1017/cha.2019.22 | Open Access Link: | https://theconversation.com/why-telling-stories-could-be-a-more-powerful-way-of-convincing-some-people-to-take-a-covid-vaccine-than-just-the-facts-155050 | Abstract: | Scientists don’t know exactly what percentage of the population will need to get a COVID vaccine to achieve herd immunity. Some diseases, such as whooping cough, need very high rates of vaccination between 90-95%. The rise of new, more infectious coronavirus variants might mean even more people may need to be vaccinated against COVID than we initially thought. One question therefore becomes crucial: how will governments convince enough people to get vaccinated to achieve herd immunity? One method might be to use emotional storytelling to sway people who aren’t convinced by fact-based logical messaging. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | The Conversation, p. 1-7 | Publisher: | The Conversation Media Group Ltd | Place of Publication: | Australia | ISSN: | 2201-5639 1441-8681 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 139999 Education not elsewhere classified | Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 390111 Education systems not elsewhere classified | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 939999 Education and Training not elsewhere classified | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 169999 Other education and training not elsewhere classified | HERDC Category Description: | C3 Non-Refereed Article in a Professional Journal |
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