Vaccine hesitancy, again: "[A]ttitudes towards vaccines against Covid-19 must be read in the context of broader perceptions of the management of the current crisis [...]".

In other words: it is NOT about explaining the science & risks better.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d43978-021-00003-y >

"‘Irresponsible’ citizen behaviour has often been blamed as the key driver of the second wave. Such representation supports a paternalistic and ultimately authoritarian vision of science communication and of science in society." and it understandably annoys people A LOT. >

It is a fragile starting point from which to ask people to be vaccinated. Bucchi asks us to build trust, invest in trust, to alleviate that - through better, more reciprocal scicomm. Yet that does not erase a mismanaged crisis.>

What we need, on top of better, more reciprocal communication, is humility and a willingness to be held accountable by those managing the pandemic: experts and political leaders. Such humility and vulnerability could restore the trustworthiness required to build trust.

The previous episode: https://twitter.com/b_penders/status/1342781553055834113?s=20