Medical Xpress December 29, 2025
Encouraging people to get vaccinated is often seen as a public health success story. However, understanding how persuading people to roll up their sleeves to receive vaccines creates social division is crucial—particularly in a post-COVID-19 world, where attitudes about infection control may influence conflict.
Recent research, published in Vaccine: X highlights the recent efforts of a team from The University of Osaka, as their study aimed to better understand the relationship between vaccine messaging and social harmony. The findings suggest that common justifications used to promote COVID-19 vaccination can unintentionally worsen hostility between people who are for and against vaccination.
The team conducted four repeated online surveys between July 2023 and April 2024, after the COVID-19 emergency phase had officially...
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