32 Vaccine hesitancy: Why ‘doing your own research’ doesn’t work (theconversation.com) posted 1 year ago by brain_dead 1 year ago by brain_dead +32 / -0 Vaccine hesitancy: Why ‘doing your own research’ doesn’t work, but reason alone won’t change minds Vaccine hesitancy is often met with one of two responses: Ridicule, or factual information. Both assume a failure of reason, but human behaviour is more complex than reason, so both responses fail. 22 comments share 22 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Very interesting article. I liked the list in the "Changing behaviour" section.
1.Get the vaccine hesitant to expand their in group to incorporate vaccine scientists.
Yeah, we did. The most qualified said avoid it like the plague!
Yeah, we did. With the correct safe, effective medication, it's easier to treat than flu !
Yeah, the Authorities tried to destroy us financially and psychologically, but we still didn't take the damned vaxx !
Nice try, assholes !
They tried very hard. We pushed back harder.
#1 is somewhat relevant to the debate, #2 less so, and #3 is totally external to the debate. If Vinod Goel was smarter, he’d realize that when he resorts to “reward or penalty” he has lost the debate.