Department for the Study of Culture, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230, Odense, Denmark.
Hist Philos Life Sci. 2021 Jan 27;43(1):12. doi: 10.1007/s40656-021-00369-8.
Even before it had been developed there had already been skepticism among the general public concerning a vaccine for COVID-19. What are the factors that drive this skepticism? While much has been said about how political differences are at play, in this article I draw attention to two additional factors that have not received as much attention: witnessing the fallibility of the scientific process play out in real time, and a perceived breakdown of the distinction between experts and non-experts.
即使在疫苗开发之前，公众就已经对 COVID-19 疫苗持怀疑态度。那么，是什么因素导致了这种怀疑呢？虽然人们已经说了很多关于政治分歧的影响，但在本文中，我提请大家注意另外两个没有得到太多关注的因素：实时见证科学过程的易错性，以及专家和非专家之间区别的破裂。
