How to Inform Vaccine Hesitant Individuals about the Potential Risks Associated with Vaccination

Authors

  • Tuhin Maity McMaster University
  • Ahmad von Schlegell
  • Christopher Longo Health Policy and Management DeGroote School of Business McMaster University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15173/mujph.v1i1.3062

Keywords:

Perceived risk, vaccine hesitance, covid-19

Abstract

Despite their strong safety profiles, paradoxical fear about vaccine safety is the primary driver of vaccine hesitancy. We believe that vaccine-hesitant individuals inaccurately perceive the risk associated with vaccination due to the lack of appropriate benchmarks. If presented with appropriate safety comparison data, vaccine-hesitant individuals may reassess the potential risk associated with vaccination and change their minds.

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Published

2022-12-01

How to Cite

Maity, T., von Schlegell, A., & Longo, C. (2022). How to Inform Vaccine Hesitant Individuals about the Potential Risks Associated with Vaccination . McMaster University Journal of Public Health, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.15173/mujph.v1i1.3062

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2022): McMaster University Journal of Public Health (MUJPH): Inaugural Issue

Section

Opinion Editorials

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