Event
A War on Science? Rethinking Vaccine Hesitancy and Refusal
Tuesday, January 12, 2021 12:30to13:30
Online Webinar, CA
Price:
Free
January 12, 2021 - 12:30-13:30
IHSP Policy Talks Webinar
A War on Science? Rethinking Vaccine Hesitancy and Refusal
Speaker:
Maya Goldenberg
Department of Philosophy, University of Guelph
Description:
Because vaccine hesitancy is widely seen as an information problem, vaccine outreach has focused on educating the misguided publics about vaccine science and debunking myths. Yet research into science and the publics lends strong support to the view that public attitudes regarding scientific claims turn crucially on epistemic trust rather than understanding science. It follows that it is poor trust in the expert sources that engender vaccine hesitancy, and that vaccine communications should focus on building that trust rather than trying to correct the publics’ epistemic and moral failings.