Essays about: "Vaccination"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 206 essays containing the word Vaccination.

1. 21. Investigating the relationship between economic preferences and attitudes towards vaccination against COVID-19.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

   Author : Rasmus Eriksson; [2022-02-14]
   Keywords : COVID-19; attitudes towards vaccination; vaccination willingness; economic preferences; risk preferences; risk aversion; ambiguity preferences; ambiguity aversion; other regarding preferences; altruism; freeriding; conditional cooperation;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between economic preferences and attitudes towards vaccination against COVID-19. These relationships are important to explore in order to design correct and effective vaccination policies that can increase vaccination willingness and decrease vaccination hesitancy. READ MORE

3. 22. The Quiet Part Out Loud - Conspiracy theories and the rhetoric among activists in Sweden related to the Coronavirus pandemic

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Felix Adolfsson; [2022]
   Keywords : anti-vaccination; Covid-19; digital environments; stigmatized knowledge; democracy; far-right ideology; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis deals with a set of organized activist movements during the harshest restrictions of the Covid-19 pandemic in Sweden. These groups protested both online and offline against imposed restrictions and vaccinations, displaying a critical attitude towards recommendations and restrictions such as by gathering in large crowds. READ MORE

4. 23. VR Diversion Software for Alleviation and Prevention of the Fear of Needles during Immunization Procedures

   University essay from KTH/Medicinteknik och hälsosystem

   Author : Thomas Gräslund; Hugert Fabian; [2022]
   Keywords : VR; diversion; needle fear; immunization; vaccination; trypanophobia;

   Abstract : Currently available VR-diversion solutions for vaccination lack key features for delivering an immersive and pleasurable experience. A tailor-made diversionary semi-interactive VR-experience software for vaccination procedures has been developed using mainly the game engine Unity and programmed in C#. READ MORE

5. 24. Best of both worlds : The information seeking behaviours of Swedish gymnasium studentsregarding the vaccination against COVID-19

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för bibliotek, information, pedagogik och IT

   Author : Marta Göranzon; [2022]
   Keywords : Information seeking behaviour; information avoidance; adolescents; COVID-19; vaccinations; Sweden; trust; decision-making;

   Abstract : To add to the understanding of the COVID-19 information landscape, the aim of this thesis was to investigate the information seeking behaviours of Swedish gymnasium students regarding the vaccination against COVID-19. The theoretical framework used to guide this study was based on  active and passive information seeking behaviour as defined by Bates (2002), and information avoidance as defined by Narayan et al. READ MORE

6. 25. Covid-19 Idealism: Analysing Societal and Policy Unevenness in the Geographical Distribution of Covid-19 in Europe

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Floris Moerkens; [2022]
   Keywords : Covid-19; Idealism; Social injustice; geographical unevenness; societal unevenness; Covid-19 policy.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis focusses on three distinct unevenness’s seen within the Covid-19 pandemic. Geographical unevenness shows in an uneven spread in and between countries. Societal unevenness is seen as Covid-19 deaths mainly occur in the elderly population, or people with underlying conditions. READ MORE