266. The Emerging Landscape of Anti-Vaccination Sentiment On Facebook

Hoffman, Beth L.; Felter, Elizabeth M.; Chu, Kar-Hai; Shensa, Ariel; Williams, Daria; Himmel, Rachel; Wolynn, Riley; Hermann, Chad; Wolynn, Todd; Primack, Brian A.

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2018.10.283

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“…Some of the rhetorical strategies employed by those who oppose vaccination focus on individual rights, resistance to government mandated actions, and freedom of choice (Hoffman et al, 2019;Lawrence, 2018;Scannell et al, 2021b). These rhetorical strategies likely reflect a primary cultural value of rugged individualism in the U.S., rooted in the country's founding as a frontier nation (Bazzi et al, 2021;Sabin, 2012;Slotkin, 2000).…”

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“…Rhetorical forms that challenge scientific efficacy primarily aim to either "skew the science" (Kata, 2012, p. 3781) or offer combative evidence, often leading to distributing misinformation (misleading false information) or disinformation (intentionally misleading false information) (Goldberg & Vandenberg, 2021;Wardle & Derakshan, 2018). Another rhetorical form includes employing post hoc, ergo propter hoc (false equivalencies) to justify an anti-prevention stance (Hoffman et al, 2019;Stolle et al, 2020). A prevalent example of this rhetorical style is the myth that there is a link between autism and vaccines, which has been disproven (LeGare, 2017).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Other rhetorical forms cast doubt by focusing on the risks associated with anecdotal cases to emphasize the need for future research (Cuesta-Cambra et al, 2019;Featherstone & Zhang, 2020;Hoffman et al, 2019;Scannell et al, 2021b). Still others employ ingredient-focused messages to suggest there are alternative medicines or homeopathic remedies that work as well or better than prevention therapies (Hoffman et al, 2019). If these other methods fail, "shifting hypotheses" by proposing new theories is a common tactic used by vaccine skeptics (Kata, 2012).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Choosing COVID-19 treatment over prevention through vaccination: A U.S. social media case study

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Background: This study examined anti-vaccination social media posts that favored COVID-19 treatment (monoclonal antibodies (mAbs)) rather than prevention through vaccination, both of which were under Emergency Use Authorization rather than full approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration at the time of this study. Our research stemmed from participation in a U.S. public health education campaign led by a coalition of government agencies to expand provider and health system use of mAbs with high-risk COVID-19 positive patients. Aim: Inform real world communication strategies for treatment over prevention therapies. Methods: We analyzed the most-engaged tweets that mentioned mAbs and vaccines from March 1 to August 31, 2021. Results: Our qualitative analysis identified the following themes: distrust in science, individualism, and politically oriented or partisan sentiment. Discussion: Countering anti-vaccine messages and reducing the susceptibility of vaccine-hesitant individuals to these messages must involve message design that considers the individualism and distrust revealed in this study. We recommend two approaches: (1) unmasking anti-vaccine messaging techniques; (2) using colloquial and values-driven language. Conclusions: Our findings reinforce the need for public health practitioners to monitor public and social media discourse, adopt messaging that navigates anti-vaccine sentiment, and engage with the preference for treatment over prevention.

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“…Furthermore, lacking effective gatekeeper mechanisms, online comments sections often become forums for misinformation (H. Y. Kim et al, 2021); for example, they can facilitate the spread of anti-vaccine sentiment and falsehoods (Hoffman et al, 2019; Smith & Graham, 2019). With the growing prominence of online comments in today’s information environment (Shi et al, 2014), it is necessary to understand how such comments undermine the effectiveness of public health promotion campaigns and how to mitigate their detrimental effects.…”

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How Misinformation and Rebuttals in Online Comments Affect People’s Intention to Receive COVID-19 Vaccines: The Roles of Psychological Reactance and Misperceptions

Sun

2022

Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly

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This study investigated how exposure to negative and misleading online comments about the COVID-19 vaccination persuasive messages and the ensuing corrective rebuttals of these comments affected people’s attitudes and intentions regarding vaccination. An online experiment was performed with 344 adults in the United States. The results showed that rebuttals by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, rather than those by social media users, indirectly increased people’s willingness to receive the vaccine by reducing their psychological reactance to persuasive messages and their belief in the misinformation contained in the comments. Rebuttals by social media users became more effective in reducing reactance when people initially had stronger pro-vaccination attitudes.

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“…The role of social media in raising doubts about vaccination is very significant and alarming, to the extent that studies conducted from the early 2000s to 2019 show that a significant portion of popular social media messages (such as Facebook, Instagram, Telegram, and Twitter) have anti-vaccination content. 14 In this regard, Wilson and Wiysonge 15 in a study examined the role of social networks in skepticism about vaccination. The findings showed that the misinformation that is spread on social networks plays a significant role in increasing people's resistance and skepticism towards universal vaccination.…”

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Determinants of Public Acceptance of the COVID-19 Vaccine: A Systematic Review

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Farahani

Azadfallah

2022

Int Clin Neurosci J

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Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic can be considered as a global unity that has forced all countries to work together to treat it. Consistent with ongoing efforts to reduce the prevalence of COVID-19, building a safe and effective vaccine against COVID-19, which is recognized as a major achievement, is a priority for many developed countries around the world. In this regard, we aimed to investigate the determinants of public acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine. Methods: In this review, published articles on the determinants of public acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine during 2020-2021 were reviewed. To obtain related scientific documents, the following keywords were searched in the title and abstract of published articles: Coronavirus 2019, COVID-19, and Vaccine acceptance, Resistance, Doubt, Vaccination, Determinants and Pandemics. Scientific databases such as Google Scholar, PubMed, Science Direct, Scopus and ProQuest were searched and all relevant English articles were listed. The PRISMA checklist was used to review and control the quality of articles. Results: Initially, 372 English articles were retrieved and finally 19 articles were finally selected for comprehensive review and data extraction. The results showed that most people were more receptive to vaccines that produce 90%-95% efficacy and safety levels. Also, being a woman, low age, low-income level, being single, low education and lack of trust in the government were among the factors that reduced the acceptance of people for the COVID-19 vaccine. The most common reasons for people not participating in the vaccination process were fear of vaccine side effects, lack of confidence in vaccine efficacy, and safety levels. Conclusion: Considering that a significant number of people in the world have a high acceptance of vaccines with 90%-95% safety levels. Measures need to be taken to speed up the vaccination process. Also, since most people are only afraid and anxious about the side effects caused by vaccines, it is necessary to increase people’s awareness and knowledge about the positive and negative consequences of vaccination.

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266. The Emerging Landscape of Anti-Vaccination Sentiment On Facebook

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Choosing COVID-19 treatment over prevention through vaccination: A U.S. social media case study

Choosing COVID-19 treatment over prevention through vaccination: A U.S. social media case study

How Misinformation and Rebuttals in Online Comments Affect People’s Intention to Receive COVID-19 Vaccines: The Roles of Psychological Reactance and Misperceptions

Determinants of Public Acceptance of the COVID-19 Vaccine: A Systematic Review

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