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Percezione distorta del rischio

Come possiamo capire meglio la percezione comune dei vaccini? Qui esploriamo l'idea della 'distorsione del rischio'.
Schermo con la conta delle morti per COVID-19.
Le persone che vivono in carcere possono avere una visione del rischio diversa da quella di molte altre persone nella comunità. Ciò significa che possono vedere le cose come più o meno pericolose o minacciose rispetto ad altri. Ecco due esempi di come questo potrebbe essere collegato alle vaccinazioni:

Bassa percezione del rischio

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.’

Queste persone non pensano che le malattie che possono essere prevenute dai vaccini rappresentino una minaccia per loro. Per questo motivo, preferirebbero contrarre la malattia e combatterla da soli piuttosto che sottoporsi al vaccino. Ecco sotto alcuni modi efficaci di comunicare i benefici della vaccinazione rispondendo a questo punto di vista.

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.’

Percezione del rischio elevata

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.’

Questa persona sente che sarà la persona che soffrirà degli effetti collaterali del vaccino, perché ritiene di aver avuto molta sfortuna nel corso della sua vita, che l’ha portata a vivere in prigione.

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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Salute in Carcere: Vaccinazioni per le persone che lavorano e vivono in carcere (personale non formato sulle vaccinazioni).

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