AUTHOR=Liao Tim F. 

TITLE=Understanding Anti-COVID-19 Vaccination Protest Slogans in the US

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Communication

VOLUME=7

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/communication/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2022.941872

DOI=10.3389/fcomm.2022.941872

ISSN=2297-900X

ABSTRACT=<p>This study aims to investigate public protest slogans in response to the Biden Administration's announcement of two COVID-19 vaccination regulations on November 4, 2021. We identified three protest themes: (1) support for individual freedom/rights, (2) opposition to government's control, and (3) anti-science reasoning/misinformation/disinformation. Major policy recommendations include implementing efforts to dispel unscientific misinformation/disinformation and to emphasize individuals' civic responsibilities for vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially considering the current spreading of the Omicron variants and the relaxing of mask mandates across the US.</p>