Health information sources and the influenza vaccination: The mediating roles of perceived vaccine efficacy and safety

J Hwang - Journal of Health Communication, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Although the influenza vaccine is widely recognized as an effective preventive measure,
influenza vaccination rates among US adults remain low. Moreover, influenza-related …

Examining the effect of information channel on COVID-19 vaccine acceptance

R Piltch-Loeb, E Savoia, B Goldberg, B Hughes… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Hesitancy towards the COVID-19 vaccine remains high among the US population. Now that
the vaccine is available to priority populations, it is critical to convince those that are hesitant …

Seeking and processing influenza vaccine information: A study of health care workers at a large urban hospital

CE Clarke, K McComas - Health Communication, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
In response to low influenza vaccination rates among health care workers, health officials
have explored determinants of uptake and developed communication interventions. Key to …

Light at the end of the tunnel: Influence of vaccine availability and vaccination intention on people's consideration of the COVID-19 vaccine

H Chu, S Liu - Social Science & Medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
Rationale Countries worldwide rely on the COVID-19 vaccine to contain the spread of the
pandemic. However, because of the inequality in distribution, people in many demographic …

Information source dependence, presumed media influence, risk knowledge, and vaccination intention

CA Lin, X Xu, L Dam - Atlantic Journal of Communication, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Adults aged 18–29 have the lowest vaccination rates in the United States, which include the
college student segment. Even though influenza can spread quickly on a college campus …

Information source's influence on vaccine perceptions: An exploration into perceptions of knowledge, risk and safety

JE Volkman, KL Hokeness, CR Morse… - … of communication in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background College-age students are a particularly important population regarding
establishing beliefs about vaccines that carry on into later adulthood. One of the primary …

COVID-19 vaccination attitudes and intention: message framing and the moderating role of perceived vaccine benefits

P Borah, J Hwang, YC Hsu - Journal of Health Communication, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The United States is one of the hardest-hit countries by the COVID-19 pandemic and yet
there is widespread hesitancy to take the vaccine. In order to address vaccine hesitancy and …

Linking online vaccine information seeking to vaccination intention in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

H Zheng, S Jiang, S Rosenthal - Science Communication, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
This study examines how online vaccine information seeking is related to vaccination
intention in the United States and China during the initial stage of their coronavirus disease …

Intentions to seek information about the influenza vaccine: The role of informational subjective norms, anticipated and experienced affect, and information insufficiency …

H Lu, APPC 2018–2019 ASK Group, K Winneg… - Risk …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
When deciding whether to vaccinate, people often seek information through consequential
processes that are not currently well understood. A survey of a nationally representative …

The roles of information valence, media literacy and perceived information quality on the association between frequent social media exposure and COVID-19 …

M Xin, S Luo, S Wang, J Zhao… - American Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose This study aimed to examine the associations between frequent exposure to
positive/negative information about vaccine efficacy/safety on social media and intention of …