A study published in Pediatrics in 2014 (volume 133, pages e835–e842), titled 'Effective messages in vaccine promotion: a randomized trial,' found that exposure to scientific facts about vaccination can paradoxically make people less likely to vaccinate, a phenomenon known as a 'backfire effect.'
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