Based on certain criteria, New Zealand is clearly ‘winning’. But getting policy settings right over the long haul is about more than just having the most favourable assessment on selected criteria.
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Income plays a large role in shaping the structural barriers people face in accessing vaccination.
Nearly a quarter of survey participants were still hesitant about getting vaccinated. Some were not even open to persuasion. Communication campaigns must be tailored to the fears of sub-populations.
The latest survey shows COVID-19 vaccine acceptance is at 81%, but it suggests low reach for the government’s vaccination ads, with only four in ten people saying they’ve seen them on television.
Analysis of almost 100,000 tweets reveals how news reports can change the way people feel about vaccination.
Vaccines only work if enough people take them.
The government should used trusted spokespeople, tailor information so it can be understood by different groups, acknowledge people’s concerns, be transparent, and seek public feedback along the way.
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Professor, Griffith School of Engineering, Griffith University
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Professor and Director, Social Marketing @ Griffith, Griffith University
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Professor of Economics, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Public Health, University of Otago
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Senior Lecturer, School of Communication, Journalism and Marketing, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Research Director: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES) research division, and Coordinator of the South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS), Human Sciences Research Council
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Senior lecturer, University of Edinburgh
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Professor of Paediatrics and vaccinologist, Royal Childrens Hospital, University of Melbourne and Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI); Associate Dean International, University of Melbourne, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Reader in Psychology, University of Strathclyde
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Research Fellow, Vaccine Uptake Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Professor, Director of Big data and smart analytics lab - IIIS, Griffith University
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Professor of Epidemiology, Population Interventions Unit, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Professor and Research Theme Leader of the Flourishing Life Research Theme, University of the Free State