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News coverage of expert scientific evidence about vaccine safety increases public acceptance of vaccines, but the effect is diminished when that message is juxtaposed with a narrative about real side effects.

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Rethinking cell phone use while driving: Isolated risk behavior or a pattern of risk-taking associated with impulsivity in young drivers?

The effects of media narratives about failures and discoveries in science on beliefs about and support for science

The Covid-19 infodemic — Applying the epidemiologic model to counter misinformation

Patterns of media use, strength of belief in COVID-19 conspiracy theories, and the prevention of COVID-19 from March to July 2020 in the United States: Survey study

Vaccine Science and Side Effects: How News Messages Affect Views on Vaccination

The effects of scientific messages and narratives about vaccination

The association between the rise of gun violence in popular US primetime television dramas and homicides attributable to firearms, 2000–2018

Concerns for others increases the likelihood of vaccination against influenza and COVID-19 more in sparsely rather than densely populated areas

Controversy Continues Over ‘13 Reasons Why’ and Adolescent Suicide

Developmental trends in adaptive and maladaptive risk taking in youth