Scientific Literacy Linked to Attitudes Toward COVID-19 Vaccinations: A Pre-Registered Study

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which began in early 2020, is a global public health crisis. To prevent the spread of COVID-19, it necessary to promote vaccine administration and preventive behaviors (e.g., mask, handwashing, social distancing). However, some people have negative attitudes toward behaviors. Based on information-deficit model, present study investigated how scientific literacy perceived understanding are associated with vaccinations findings demonstrated that both vaccines were positively vaccines. Additionally, (but not literacy) was toward/practice Collectively, our revealed role cognitive factors preventing crisis roles objective subjective knowledge