Sustained misinformation immunity requires periodic booster reminders

Evidence

What we took away from the experiment is that, just as with medical vaccines, in order to maintain immunity you will often need to get one or several ‘booster’ shots. The same turns out to be true for psychological vaccines. In order to stay immune, people need a booster session. The booster can take various forms – whether it’s re-exposure to the full intervention, a quick reminder of the six DEPICT manipulation techniques, or regularly evaluating misinformation. — Sander van der Linden, Foolproof, 814

Categorization

• APHORISMS: A durable general life-lead: learning to see through manipulation is not a one-time vaccination but something that must be refreshed.
• XREF: connects to: Inoculation can spread socially like herd immunity against misinformation — Sander van der Linden, Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects…, 989; Herd immunity means only a large-enough majority needs inoculation against misinformation — Sander van der Linden, Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects…, 835; Discussing inoculation afterwards strengthens acquired immunity — Sander van der Linden, Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects…, 990 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Inoculation can spread socially like herd immunity against misinformation #expands (0.80) — Sander van der Linden, Foolproof, 989
• Herd immunity means only a large-enough majority needs inoculation against misinformation #complicates (0.75) — Sander van der Linden, Foolproof, 835