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Vaccine Myths and Facts – Mini-Sections
Section 7
Myth: “Big Pharma” is Just Out to Make Money and Pays Doctors
to Say their Products are Safe. Fact: The Process
for Developing these Vaccines has been Transparent.
More Information and Data are Available
to Independent Scientists and the Public than Ever Before.

Question 7 | Test | Table of Contents

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For more information click CDC Myths and Facts about COVID-19 Vaccines.
-Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. (2021, August 18). Covid-19 vaccine myths and facts - publichealth.lacounty.gov. VaccinateLACounty.com. 4. Retrieved October 6, 2021, from http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/Media/Coronavirus/docs/vaccine/VaccineMythsAndFacts.pdf

Update
Myths and Misconception of COVID-19
among Hospital Sanitary Workers
in Pakistan: Efficacy
of A Training Program Intervention

Malik, J. A., Musharraf, S., Safdar, R., & Iqbal, M. (2022). Myths and misconception of COVID-19 among hospital sanitary workers in Pakistan: Efficacy of a training program intervention. BMC health services research, 22(1), 818.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Article References:
Fu, S. (Q.), Greco, L. M., Lennard, A. C., & Dimotakis, N. (2021). Anxiety responses to the unfolding COVID-19 crisis: Patterns of change in the experience of prolonged exposure to stressors. Journal of Applied Psychology, 106(1), 48–61.

Greene, C. M., & Murphy, G. (2021). Quantifying the effects of fake news on behavior: Evidence from a study of COVID-19 misinformation. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied. Advance online publication.

Pfattheicher, S., Petersen, M. B., & Böhm, R. (2021). Information about herd immunity through vaccination and empathy promote COVID-19 vaccination intentions. Health Psychology. Advance online publication.

Polaha, J., Johnson, L., Quinn, M., & Sunderji, N. (2020). Lessons from the team care playbook: Recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination dissemination and uptake. Families, Systems, & Health, 38(4), 341–345.

Sibley, C. G., Greaves, L. M., Satherley, N., Wilson, M. S., Overall, N. C., Lee, C. H. J., Milojev, P., Bulbulia, J., Osborne, D., Milfont, T. L., Houkamau, C. A., Duck, I. M., Vickers-Jones, R., & Barlow, F. K. (2020). Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide lockdown on trust, attitudes toward government, and well-being. American Psychologist, 75(5), 618–630.

QUESTION 7
What are the facts behind the myth that “Big Pharma" is just out to make money and pays doctors to say their products are safe? To select and enter your answer go to Test.