Knowing someone who died or suffered from COVID-19 increases the likelihood of a person geting vaccinated --study

People who know someone who died of COVID-19 more likely to get vaccinated - UPI.com People who know someone who was sickened by COVID-19 or who died from it were twice as likely to get their own vaccinations, a recent study found. UPI

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This study shows that the messenger matters more than the message: Hearing about the experiences of a trusted person, such as a friend or a family member, can be more effective than vaccine mandates," said lead author Saurabh Kalra, a doctoral student at the Rutgers School of Public Health in New Brunswick, N.J.

"A corollary to this finding is that an influential public figure whom people admire and trust can adversely impact public health if they share misinformation such as the disease is harmless or the vaccines are harmful or unnecessary," he said in a Rutgers news release.

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