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Misinformation of COVID-19 vaccines and vaccine hesitancyopen access

Authors
Lee, Sun KyongSun, JuhyungJang, SeulkiConnelly, Shane
Issue Date
11-8월-2022
Publisher
NATURE PORTFOLIO
Citation
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, v.12, no.1
Indexed
SCIE
SCOPUS
Journal Title
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
Volume
12
Number
1
URI
https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/143783
DOI
10.1038/s41598-022-17430-6
ISSN
2045-2322
Abstract
The current study examined various types of misinformation related to the COVID-19 vaccines and their relationships to vaccine hesitancy and refusal. Study 1 asked a sample of full-time working professionals in the US (n = 505) about possible misinformation they were exposed to related to the COVID-19 vaccines. Study 2 utilized an online survey to examine U.S. college students' (n = 441) knowledge about COVID-19 vaccines, and its associations with vaccine hesitancy and behavioral intention to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Analysis of open-ended responses in Study 1 revealed that 57.6% reported being exposed to conspiratorial misinformation such as COVID-19 vaccines are harmful and dangerous. The results of a structural equation modeling analysis for Study 2 supported our hypotheses predicting a negative association between the knowledge level and vaccine hesitancy and between vaccine hesitancy and behavioral intention. Vaccine hesitancy mediated the relationship between the vaccine knowledge and behavioral intention. Findings across these studies suggest exposure to misinformation and believing it as true could increase vaccine hesitancy and reduce behavioral intention to get vaccinated.
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