Health Communication and Decision Making about Vaccine Clinical Trials during a Pandemic

• Published in: Journal of health communication Vol. 25; no. 10; pp. 780 - 789
• Main Author: Langford, Aisha T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Routledge 02.10.2020; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Adult; Clinical research; Clinical trials; Communication; Conceptual models; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 - prevention & control; COVID-19 Vaccines - therapeutic use; Decision Making; Health Communication - methods; Health education; Health information; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health Literacy; Humans; Intention; Misinformation; Pandemics; Participation; Patient Selection; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic - methods; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic - psychology; Research Subjects - psychology; Severe acute respiratory syndrome; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Uptake; Vaccine hesitancy; Vaccines

The COVID-19 pandemic has magnified the importance of clinical trials for finding a safe and effective vaccine to protect against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes COVID-19. Although communication about vaccines and vaccine hesitancy were challenges...