Everyone can be an effective advocate for vaccination: here’s how

Fri, 22 Feb 2019 18:36:12 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/everyone-can-be-an-effective-advocate-for-vaccination-heres-how-111828>

"The World Health Organisation (WHO) has named vaccine hesitancy as one
of their top 10 threats to global health for 2019. "

Via Muse, who wrote:

Humans are not robots. Frequently, listening to others non-judgementally
is sufficient to open people to listening to you in return.

"Communication about vaccines is unlikely to impact the behaviour of
firm refusers and those facing access barriers. However, communication
has enormous influence when it comes to the 43% of parents who have some
questions or concerns about vaccines.

"Aggressive or dismissive language can make people less likely to
vaccinate, while open, respectful discussion with a trusted individual
can encourage hesitant parents towards vaccination."

Cheers,
        *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net                   Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/             Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/                Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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