Working Paper NOVAFRICA: “Let’s Call! Using the Phone to Increase Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccines”

Um novo working paper foi adicionado à série NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series. Escrito por Alex Armand, Mattia Fracchia e Pedro Vicente, este artigo apresenta três intervenções experimentais feitas por por telefone para aumentar a aceitação da vacina contra o COVID-19 em Moçambique.

Título: “Let’s Call! Using the Phone to Increase Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccines”

Autores:
Alex Armand (Nova School of Business and Economics, CEPR, Institute for Fiscal Studies and NOVAFRICA)
Mattia Fracchia (Nova School of Business and Economics, and NOVAFRICA)
Pedro Vicente (Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA and BRED)

Resumo:
Vaccinating against COVID-19 is the main hope to end the current pandemic. We develop and test experimentally three phone-based cumulative interventions to increase COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in Mozambique.
First, the provision of a simple positive message informing about these vaccines. Second, the activation of social memory on the country’s success in eradicating wild polio. Finally, the inoculation against fake news by developing among participants a critical view towards misleading information. We find that the combination of the three interventions increases COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and trust in institutions.

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