Neely Stephen R, Witkowski Kaila
School of Public Affairs, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave, SOC 107, Tampa, FL 33620, United States.
School of Public Administrtion, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, SO 202, Boca Raton, FL 33431, United States.
PEC Innov. 2024 Feb 2;4:100261. doi: 10.1016/j.pecinn.2024.100261. eCollection 2024 Dec.
This study examines the impact of misinformation belief on the willingness of American adults to receive ongoing COVID-19 vaccine boosters.
A representative survey of 600 adults in the state of Florida was fielded in August of 2023. For this study, responses were analyzed for the 443 previously vaccinated respondents in that sample using both descriptive and inferential statistical methods.
Among previously vaccinated individuals, belief in misinformation remained relatively high. 49% of respondents believe that COVID-19 vaccines contain a live strain of the virus, and roughly 40% believe that vaccines can cause you to "get sick" with COVID-19. Belief in misinformation was associated with a statistically significant decrease in the likelihood of receiving ongoing vaccine boosters, .
While confidence in public health guidelines is the most compelling determinant of vaccine acceptance, misinformation continues to undermine vaccination efforts. Addressing common myths about COVID-19 vaccines may help to improve booster shot acceptance among previously vaccinated Americans.
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, health professionals and public health agencies have been forced to innovate in real-time, as digital platforms have fueled the spread of viral misinformation. This study aims to inform these efforts by exploring and deepening our understanding of the impact that belief in misinformation has on vaccination behaviors.
本研究考察错误信息信念对美国成年人接受新冠病毒持续加强针意愿的影响。
2023年8月对佛罗里达州600名成年人进行了一项代表性调查。在本研究中，使用描述性和推断性统计方法对该样本中443名先前接种过疫苗的受访者的回答进行了分析。
在先前接种过疫苗的个体中，对错误信息的相信程度仍然相对较高。49%的受访者认为新冠病毒疫苗含有该病毒的活毒株，约40%的人认为疫苗会导致感染新冠病毒而“生病”。对错误信息的相信与接受持续加强针的可能性在统计学上显著降低有关。
虽然对公共卫生指南的信心是疫苗接受度最有说服力的决定因素，但错误信息继续破坏疫苗接种工作。消除关于新冠病毒疫苗的常见误解可能有助于提高先前接种过疫苗的美国人对加强针的接受度。
在新冠疫情期间，由于数字平台助长了病毒错误信息的传播，卫生专业人员和公共卫生机构被迫实时创新。本研究旨在通过探索和加深我们对错误信息信念对疫苗接种行为影响的理解，为这些努力提供信息。
