Game-based economics research explains why we roll the dice on flu shots
(Wake Forest University) With 41 states having reported widespread and severe outbreaks of flu this season, timely new research sheds light on why less than half of the American population has gotten a flu shot. Using an online computer game that simulates the spread of an infectious disease among its players, researchers at Wake Forest University learned more about what motivates people to protect themselves from infection -- from the flu to whooping cough.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news