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Matthew W Kreuter1, Taylor Butler1, Hannah Kinzer1
1Matthew W. Kreuter, Taylor Butler, Hannah Kinzer, Tyla Carter, Charlene Caburnay, Ayokunle Olagoke, and Karen Skinner are with the Health Communication Research Laboratory, the Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO. Penina Acayo Laker is with the Health Communication Design Studio, Sam Fox School of Design, Washington University in St. Louis. Damon Broadus is with the St. Louis County Department of Public Health, St. Louis, MO. Matifadza Hlatshwayo Davis is with the City of St. Louis Department of Health, St. Louis, MO.
Abstract:
To increase community conversations about COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, we distributed vaccine cardholders and conversation cards to 6000 newly vaccinated adults at vaccination sites and encouraged them to talk with unvaccinated friends and family members. In 257 onsite exit interviews, we found that cardholders and conversation cards were well liked, and most recipients expected to use them. Follow-up surveys two weeks later showed that 51% of respondents used a card to start a conversation and 41% gave a card to an unvaccinated friend or family member. (Am J Public Health. 2024;114(S1):S87-S91. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2023.307481).
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