Science communication

Confidence in science remains high but has declined in the past few years, with just 42% saying scientists can overcome their biases.

In JAMA, 3 Penn scholars advocate for renaming of the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) and improving public understanding of the vaccine surveillance system.

A new study from Annenberg researchers explores social norms around vaccination and how vaccination rates can be shaped by state laws and policies.

FactCheck.org has rounded up a dozen of the year's false and misleading claims, including remarks by President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump, and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

New survey shows over a third of U.S. adults worry that they or someone in their family will get flu, Covid-19, or RSV in next 3 months, but no consensus on which virus is more likely to cause severe illness.

Americans have less confidence in vaccines than they did just a year or two ago, and more people accept misinformation about vaccines and Covid-19, according to an APPC health survey.

There is wide variability in what the U.S. public knows about the seasonal flu and Covid-19, but some facts are much more strongly associated with an individual’s vaccination behavior, Annenberg surveys show.

New research published by a team at APPC finds that experiencing days in which the temperature exceeds previous highs for that time of year affects people’s perception of weather trends.