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; Robert Böhm

doi:10.1038/s41598-022-08120-4

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, Robert Böhm

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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.

Original language	English
Journal	Scientific Reports
Volume	12
Issue number	1
ISSN	2045-2322
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-08120-4 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-08120-4
Publication status	Published - Mar 2022

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Human behaviour
Preventive medicine
COVID-19

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