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Verzerrte Risikowahrnehmung

Wie können wir die allgemeine Wahrnehmung von Impfstoffen besser verstehen? Hier untersuchen wir die Idee der "Risikoverzerrung" als eine der Wurzeln.
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Menschen, die im Gefängnis leben, sehen Risiken möglicherweise anders als viele andere Menschen in der Gesellschaft. Das bedeutet, dass sie Dinge als mehr oder weniger gefährlich oder bedrohlich ansehen als andere. Hier sind zwei Beispiele, wie dies mit Impfungen zusammenhängen könnte:

Geringe Risikowahrnehmung

Speech bubble with the following text: ‘I have been through many hard things in my life. I will take the risk of getting infected with the disease rather than getting the vaccine, as I know that I will be fine and not get sick.’

Diese Person glaubt nicht, dass Krankheiten, die durch Impfstoffe verhindert werden können, eine Gefahr für sie darstellen. Daher würde sie lieber die Krankheit bekommen und sie selbst bekämpfen, als sich impfen zu lassen. Nachfolgend finden Sie einige wirksame Möglichkeiten, die Vorteile von Impfungen zu vermitteln, um diesem Standpunkt zu begegnen.

Answer speech bubble with the following text: ‘Thanks to vaccines, some diseases which were previously very common are now quite rare. This means that day-to-day, we don’t see how dangerous these diseases can actually be. However, these diseases are still very serious if people are not protected through vaccination; for example, following a drop in MMR vaccination, deaths from measles significantly increased around 2018.’

Answer speech bubble with the following text: ‘1 in 5000 people who get measles are likely to die. This risk is very high. Whilst we can’t ever say that a vaccine is risk-free as we know if may cause some side effects, the benefits of being protected against very serious diseases such as measles through vaccination far outweigh the risks.’

Erhöhte Risikowahrnehmung

Answer speech bubble with the following text: ‘‘Bad things always happen to me, I’ve been incredibly unlucky so far in my life. If there are side effects to a vaccine, I’m sure I will be one of the unlucky people to get them.’

Diese Person glaubt, dass sie diejenige sein wird, die unter den Nebenwirkungen des Impfstoffs zu leiden hat, weil sie der Meinung ist, dass sie im Laufe ihres Lebens viel Pech gehabt hat – was schließlich dazu geführt hat, dass sie im Gefängnis sitzt.

Answer speech bubble with the following text: ‘‘Vaccines go through many tests before they are licensed to check they are safe. After they are licensed, they are monitored and their safety continues to be tested. This means that even if a vaccine has been in use for over twenty years, it is still being monitored for side effects.’

Answer speech bubble with the following text: ‘I understand why you might feel this way and think this might be the case. However, vaccines are a very low-risk way of protecting ourselves from very high-risk and serious diseases.’

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Gesundheit im Gefängnis: Impfungen für Personen, die in Gefängnissen arbeiten und leben (impfgeschultes Personal)

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