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Just as a highly transmissible variant prompts officials to extend COVID-19 emergency status, one of the largest surveys ever conducted shows people are more willing to get vaccinated when health workers reveal how many others are doing so.
AUSTIN, Texas — One of the largest international surveys ever conducted shows people are more willing to get a COVID-19 vaccination when they are told
Insights from MIT experts, delivered every Tuesday morning. Email Address “While public health officials and the media have been emphasizing the potential negative impact of vaccine hesitancy, our study found that emphasizing the overwhelming vaccine acceptance expressed by most people is a better way to get those who are unsure to accept COVID-19 vaccines,” said Aral, who is the director of the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy. The preliminary paper, “Surfacing Norms to Increase Vaccine Acceptance,” was co-authored by MIT Sloan PhD student Alex Moehring, postdoctoral researcher ...