Use of a language intervention to reduce vaccine hesitancy

Use of a language intervention to reduce vaccine hesitancy

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Abstract Vaccine hesitancy is a major global challenge facing COVID-19 immunization programs.Its main source is low public trust in the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine.In a preregistered experimental study, we investigated how using a foreign language when communicating COVID-19 vaccine information influences vaccine acceptance.Hong Kong Chinese residents voopoo v.thru pro replacement pods (N = 611) received COVID-19 vaccine information either in their native Chinese or in English.English increased trust in the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine and, as a result, reduced vaccine hesitancy.

This indicates that language can impact vaccine attitudes and demonstrate the potential of language interventions for a low cost, actionable strategy to curtail vaccine hesitancy amongst bilingual populations.Language interventions could contribute towards achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development visceratuant Goal of health and well-being.