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37. Can Fear Be Good Medicine?

Freakonomics, M.D.

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Can Fear Motivate People to Get Vaccinated?

When done well, fear campaigns can often work. The evidence on fear base campaigns has demonstrated pretty conclusively that they do work to change behavior. In a really small proportion of people, fear can make salient the possibility that they or their children might have a really adverse reaction.

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