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ArticleThe Gerontologist2024

Using Twitter to Understand COVID-19 Vaccine-Related Ageism During the Pandemic.

Juanita-Dawne R Bacsu, Melissa K Andrew, Mehrnoosh Azizi, Corinne Berger, Allison Cammer, Alison L Chasteen, Sarah Anne Fraser, Karl S Grewal, Shoshana Green, Rory Gowda-Sookochoff and 7 more

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Article in The Gerontologist, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

Juanita-Dawne R BacsuSchool of Nursing, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-2819-1617
Melissa K AndrewDivision of Geriatric Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-7514-8972
Mehrnoosh AziziDepartment of Computer Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-4337-4630
Corinne BergerDepartment of Computer Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-0389-0622
Allison CammerCollege of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-4965-4112
Alison L ChasteenDepartment of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-4720-5586
Sarah Anne FraserInterdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-4291-6298
Karl S GrewalDepartment of Psychology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5259-0979
Shoshana GreenDepartment of Psychology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-3968-6754
Rory Gowda-SookochoffDepartment of Psychology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-6542-8292
Jasmine Cassy MahDepartment of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-4391-4286
Katherine S McGiltonKITE Research Institute, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-2470-9738
Laura MiddletonKinesiology and Health Studies, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-8624-3123
Kate NansonSchool of Nursing, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-1739-9121
Raymond J SpiteriDepartment of Computer Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-3513-6237
Yikai TangDepartment of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-3498-3557
Megan E O'ConnellDepartment of Psychology, Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-6159-4322
University of Saskatchewan · CADalhousie University · CAThompson Rivers University · CAUniversity of Toronto · CAUniversity Health Network · CAUniversity of Ottawa · CAUniversity of Waterloo · CA

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CIHR
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesDuring the rollout of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines, older adults in high-income countries were often prioritized for inoculation in efforts to reduce COVID-19-related mortality. However, this prioritization may have contributed to intergenerational tensions and ageism, particularly with the limited supply of COVID-19 vaccines. This study examines Twitter discourse to understand vaccine-related ageism during the COVID-19 pandemic to inform future vaccination policies and practices to reduce ageism. RESEARCH DESIGN AND

methodsWe collected 1,369 relevant tweets on Twitter using the Twint application in Python from December 8, 2020, to December 31, 2021. Tweets were analyzed using thematic analysis, and steps were taken to ensure rigor.

resultsOur research identified four main themes including (a) blame and hostility: "It's all their fault"; (b) incompetence and misinformation: "clueless boomer"; (c) ageist political slander; and (d) combatting ageism: advocacy and accessibility. DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS: Our findings exposed issues of victim-blaming, hate speech, pejorative content, and ageist political slander that is deepening the divide of intergenerational conflict. Although a subset of tweets countered negative outcomes and demonstrated intergenerational solidarity, our findings suggest that ageism may have contributed to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among older adults. Consequently, urgent action is needed to counter vaccine misinformation, prohibit aggressive messaging, and promote intergenerational unity during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

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AgeismCOVID-19Social MediaAgedCOVID-19 VaccinesHumansPandemicsVaccinationCOVID-19 VaccinesAttitudesDiscriminationSARS-CoV-2Social mediaStereotypes

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PMID37267449
PMCPMC10825838
OpenAlexW4379159590

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