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Virtual reality reduces COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the wild: a randomized trial

  • Clara Vandeweerdt
    ,
  • Tiffany Luong
    ,
  • Michael Atchapero
    ,
  • Aske Mottelson
    ,
  • Christian Holz
    ,
  • Guido Makransky
  • University of Copenhagen
    ,
  • Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich
    ,
  • University of Vienna
Research Output:
Journal Article or Conference Article in Journal
Journal article
 Peer-review

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Output type

Research Output:
Journal Article or Conference Article in Journal
Journal article
 Peer-review

Original language

English

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

Scientific Reports (Volume 12, Issue 1)

Publication milestones

  • Published - 03/2022

Publication status

Published - 03/2022

ISSN

2045-2322

Publication IDs

  • Scopus: 85126538824

Abstract

Vaccine hesitancy poses one of the largest threats to global health. Informing people about the collective benefit of vaccination has great potential in increasing vaccination intentions. This research investigates the potential for engaging experiences in immersive virtual reality (VR) to strengthen participants’ understanding of community immunity, and therefore, their intention to get vaccinated.

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