"The findings illustrate the importance of careful testing when framing government health communications and provide an important example of how behaviourally informed messaging can help in the roll-out of current and future vaccines."
Call for Papers - Mis- and Disinformation about COVID-19: Challenges for Health Communication
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Special Issue
Guest Editors: Sabrina H. Kessler (University of Zurich) & Philipp Schmid (University of Erfurt)
Millions of lives have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic (World Health Organization [WHO], 2021). However, scientific knowledge on how to effectively respond to COVID-19 outbreaks has also increased considerably in a very short time (Weiner at al., 2020). For example, several research teams have developed promising COVID-19 vaccines, and, as of April 2021, about 732 million vaccination doses have been administered worldwide (WHO, 2021). Further success in reducing the COVID-19 burden relies on the public’s awareness and acceptance of scientific knowledge. Health communication plays an essential role in the complex relationship between scientific knowledge and individuals’ beliefs and behaviours. However, attempts by health communicators t