Saifuddin Ahmed|Muhammad Ehab Rasul|Jaeho Cho
Social Media News Use Induces COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Through Skepticism Regarding Its Efficacy: A Longitudinal Study From the United States
Nanyang Technological University|University of California, Davis|University of California, Davis
mounting concerns adverse effects social media public understanding covid19 pandemic potential effects vaccination coverage yet early studies focused generic social media use based crosssectional data limiting causal inferences study among first provide causal support speculation social media news use leads vaccine hesitancy among us citizens twowave survey study conducted us using qualtrics online panelbased recruitment employ mediation moderated mediation analyses test assumptions results suggest using social media consume news content translate vaccine hesitancy increasing citizens skepticism regarding efficacy vaccines however effects contingent upon news literacy users effects vaccine hesitancy substantial among lower news literacy current study recommends public policymakers vaccine communication strategists attempt reduce vaccine hesitancy society factor adverse effects social media news use increase vaccine safety concerns