Risk perception and communication regarding vaccination decisions in the age of web 2.0Archived

Event
12 May 2011 - 14 May 2011
University of Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany
ECDC & University of Erfurt

This interdisciplinary meeting focuses on the question of which factors impact risk perceptions regarding vaccination decisions in the specific context of the Internet. Moreover, it will discuss how risks and risk negations should be communicated on the Internet.

This interdisciplinary meeting focuses on the question of which factors impact risk perceptions regarding vaccination decisions in the specific context of the Internet. Moreover, it will discuss how risks and risk negations should be communicated on the Internet.

The meeting will be held as a small group meeting with scientists from the fields of psychology, medicine and communication science; it aims at bringing people together to foster exchange and promote further cooperation, as well as empirical and theoretical development.