BibTeX

@incollection{hammarlin-etal-2024-fearing-336154,
	title        = {Fearing mRNA - A mixed methods study of vaccine rumours
},
	abstract     = {There are well-spread ideas among vaccine-critical individuals around the
world that “new” vaccines might be more dangerous to health than other, “traditional” vaccines, which can lead to vaccine hesitancy; the “delay in acceptance or refusal of vaccination despite availability of vaccination services”. For example, a recurring
remark made in social media is that mRNA technology resembles a chip that
alters the human DNA, which might permanently and irreparably damage the
immune system. These ideas sometimes take the shape of rumours and conspiracy theories. Drawing on rumour theories and social cognitive perspectives, the aim of this chapter is to account
for the purpose and the spreading of medical rumours that encircle mRNA
COVID-19 vaccines. Our research questions are: How are rumours concerning
mRNA expressed and established? In terms of trust and distrust, what function do the rumours have?},
	booktitle    = {Vaccine Hesitancy in the Nordic Countries - Trust and Distrust During the COVID-19 Pandemic / edited By Lars Borin, Mia-Marie Hammarlin, Dimitrios Kokkinakis, Fredrik Miegel},
	author       = {Hammarlin, Mia-Marie and Kokkinakis, Dimitrios and Miegel, Fredrik and Stoencheva, Jullietta},
	year         = {2024},
	publisher    = {Routledge - Taylor & Francis Group},
	address      = {New York},
	ISBN         = {978-1-032-30599-8},
	pages        = {157--184},
}