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PULLMAN, Wash. - People who talk with their doctors are more likely to get vaccinated during a pandemic, according to a study of evidence collected during the swine flu, the last pandemic to hit the U.S. before COVID-19.
Researchers from Washington State University and University of Wisconsin-Madison surveyed patients about the vaccine for the H1N1 virus, also known as the swine flu, which was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization in 2009. They found that doctor-patient communication helped build trust in physicians, which led to more positive attitudes toward the H1N1 vaccine and it was more than just talk; it correlated to people actually getting vaccinated.
Doctors play a very key role in vaccine adoption during a pandemic as a new study has found that people who talk with their physicians are more likely to get the jab.The findings published in the journal Health Communication are based on .
According to new research carried out by researchers at the Washington State University, people who are skeptical towards social media are better at identifying misinformation disseminated on such sit
March 5, 2021
By Sara Zaske, WSU News
PULLMAN, Wash. – The ability to identify misinformation only benefits people who have some skepticism toward social media, according to a new study from Washington State University.
Researchers found that people with a strong trust in information found on social media sites were more likely to believe conspiracies, which falsely explain significant events as part of a secret evil plot, even if they could identify other types of misinformation. The study, published in the journal Public Understanding of Science on March 5, showed this held true for beliefs in older conspiracy theories as well as newer ones around COVID-19.
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PULLMAN, Wash. - The ability to identify misinformation only benefits people who have some skepticism toward social media, according to a new study from Washington State University.
Researchers found that people with a strong trust in information found on social media sites were more likely to believe conspiracies, which falsely explain significant events as part of a secret evil plot, even if they could identify other types of misinformation. The study, published in the journal
Public Understanding of Science on March 5, showed this held true for beliefs in older conspiracy theories as well as newer ones around COVID-19. There was some good and bad news in this study, said Porismita Borah, an associate professor in WSU s Edward R. Murrow College of Communication and a corresponding author on the study. The good news is that you are less susceptible to conspiracy theories if you have some media literacy skills, one of which is being able to identify misinformation.