{"id":6742,"date":"2023-01-09T11:55:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T11:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietandhealthtoday.com\/?p=6742"},"modified":"2023-01-08T14:30:27","modified_gmt":"2023-01-08T14:30:27","slug":"does-not-having-a-covid-jab-increase-your-risk-of-a-traffic-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dietandhealthtoday.com\/2023\/01\/does-not-having-a-covid-jab-increase-your-risk-of-a-traffic-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Does not having a COVID jab increase your risk of a traffic crash?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This week\u2019s article was doing the rounds on Twitter in the middle of December. It was called \u201cCOVID Vaccine Hesitancy and Risk of a Traffic Crash<\/em>\u201d and it was by Redelmeier et al<\/em> (Ref 1). It captured the attention of a few news sites. One headline was \u201cCOVID Vaccine Refusers Have 72 Percent Higher Risk of a Serious Traffic Crash, Study Shows<\/em>\u201d (Ref 2).<\/p>\n

The rationale for the study was given in the background to the paper \u201cCOVID vaccine hesitancy is a reflection of psychology that might also contribute to traffic safety. We tested whether COVID vaccination was associated with the risks of a traffic crash<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vaccine hesitancy is defined by the World Health Organisation as \u201ca delay in acceptance or refusal of vaccination against an important contagious disease despite supply (distribution), access (availability), and awareness (albeit with possible misinformation).\u201d<\/em> The hypothesis being tested was \u201cindividual adults who tend to resist public health recommendations might also neglect basic road safety guidelines<\/em>.\u201d That\u2019s a subjective judgement, but studies are allowed to test presuppositions. <\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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