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COVID-19 public health messages have been all over the place – but researchers know how to do better

  • Written by Todd Newman, Assistant Professor of Life Sciences Communication, University of Wisconsin-Madison
imagePublic service announcements, news articles and social media posts are all part of the coronavirus messaging landscape.Noam Galai via Getty Images

Persuading people to get a COVID-19 vaccine remains a challenge even as more than a 120 million people in the U.S. have received at least one dose.

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