On the Significance of Place: Vaccination Refusal as a Situated Phenomenon
Martijn van der Meer · 2025 · Journal of Trial and Error
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Abstract
Expert endorsement seems a promising tool in countering vaccine hesitancy. Yet findings from an experiment in the United Kingdom, published in this journal, found that repeated expert‐backed “debunking” messages had little effect on vaccination intentions or behaviors. At the same time, a similar study in Italy had earlier observed a slight increase in the intent to vaccinate—despite actual uptake remaining unchanged. In this article, I reflect on the differences between these studies and argue for a situated public health approach: one that opens up on diversity and responds to local trust dy
Abstract by Martijn van der Meer, Journal of Trial and Error (2025) — licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Metadata source: DOAJ · DOI 10.36850/dfab-4bcf