A horizontal stacked bar chart depicts survey respondents' reactions to nine prevalent vaccine claims. Respondents were asked to determine whether they thought each claim was “science-consistent” shown in green, “Science-inconsistent” shown in red, or “not sure” shown in yellow. The chart shows that all nine claims were perceived to be “science-consistent” by most respondents. The knowledge in this chart was used to predict hesitance to vaccinate kids.

FIGURE 6-1Knowledge used to predict hesitance to vaccinate kids

SOURCES: Jamieson presentation, December 8, 2022; Romer et al., 2022.

From: 6, Social and Behavioral Considerations for Acceptance and Uptake of Public Health Recommendations

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Applying Lessons Learned from COVID-19 Research and Development to Future Epidemics: Proceedings of a Workshop.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Board on Global Health; Forum on Microbial Threats; Liao J, Hagg T, Nicholson A, et al., editors.
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2023 Aug 23.
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