Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Hesitancy and Digital Literacy: Evidence from the European countries
Martina Celidoni, Nita Handastya, Guglielmo Weber, Nancy Zambon

TL;DR
This study explores how digital literacy influences influenza vaccination rates among older Europeans, finding that higher computer skills are positively associated with vaccine uptake, but pandemic-driven behavioral changes are not significant.
Contribution
It provides empirical evidence linking digital literacy to vaccination behavior among older adults in Europe, highlighting the role of computer skills in health decisions.
Findings
Positive association between digital literacy and vaccination uptake
No significant behavioral change due to pandemic experience
Higher pre-pandemic computer skills linked to increased vaccination
Abstract
This study documents the relationship between computer skills/digital literacy and influenza vaccination take-up among older adults in Europe during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Using data from the Survey of Health, Aging and Retirement in Europe, we find a positive partial association between influenza vaccination take-up and two indicators of computer skills/digital literacy, self-assessed pre-pandemic computer skills and having used a computer at work in any pre-pandemic job. We do not estimate significant behavioural changes for individuals with better computer skills that may have been driven by spillover effects from the pandemic experience.
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Taxonomy
TopicsMisinformation and Its Impacts · Child Development and Digital Technology
