A jab is not a vaccine; it's a ‘shot’
Our analysis showed that 'jab' and its variants are seen to indicate an intervention that is inferior to vaccination, similarly to 'shot' in previous work. This evidence suggests that 'jab' and its variants are best avoided in public health campaigns designed to encourage uptake of vaccinations in the UK.
Authors
- Elena Semino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3421-2963)
- Zsófia Demjén (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3445-6861)
- Richard Gleave
Institutions
- Environment Agency (GB)
- UK Dementia Research Institute (GB)
- University College London (GB)
- Lancaster University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Public Health
- Published
- 2025-06-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2025.105815
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.17
Funders
- Economic and Social Research Council