Beyond politics: additional factors underlying skepticism of a COVID-19 vaccine

Even before it had been developed there had already been skepticism among the general public concerning a vaccine for COVID-19. What are the factors that drive this skepticism? While much has been said about how political differences are at play, in this article I draw attention to two additional fa...

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Autor principal: Boyd, Kenneth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7839285/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33502602
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40656-021-00369-8
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Sumario:Even before it had been developed there had already been skepticism among the general public concerning a vaccine for COVID-19. What are the factors that drive this skepticism? While much has been said about how political differences are at play, in this article I draw attention to two additional factors that have not received as much attention: witnessing the fallibility of the scientific process play out in real time, and a perceived breakdown of the distinction between experts and non-experts.

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