Vaccine Decision Making and Social Networks

On today’s episode, we will be talking about how influenza and COVID-19 risk perceptions and vaccination decisions are influenced by past experiences, both personal and as witnessed in social networks. This includes how vaccination for one vaccine (such as COVID-19) may influence vaccination for other vaccines (such as influenza). 

Here to talk with us about the social dimensions of vaccine acceptance is Dr. Andrew Parker. 

Dr. Andrew Parker is a senior behavioral and social scientist at RAND and a professor of policy analysis at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. His research applies core concepts in behavioral decision research to the understanding of decisions in complex, real-world situations. He received his Ph.D. and M.S. in behavioral decision theory and M.S. in statistics from Carnegie Mellon University, and his B.A. in psychology and statistics from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

The information in this podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice or diagnosis.

Show links:
https://www.rand.org/about/people/p/parker_andrew_m.html

https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&pli=1&user=6X9KUVcAAAAJ

Publications:
https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RRA1200/RRA1275-1/RAND_RRA1275-1.chapter8.pdf

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/article-abstract/2798391

https://anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aman.13714

https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA112-17.html

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9109616/

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