Technical Communication Quarterly Apr 2023

Unofficial Vaccine Advocates: Technical Communication, Localization, and Care by COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Participants

Kari Campeau University of Colorado Denver

Abstract

This article reports on an interview-based study with COVID-19 vaccine trial participants (n = 40) and addresses three strategies participants used to localize vaccine communication for their communities: (1) presenting embodied evidence, (2) demystifying clinical research, (3) operationalizing relationships. These strategies contribute to understandings of embodiment, relationships, and localization in technical and professional communication (TPC). They also show how participants used TPC to resist dominant individualist approaches to health and to practice collective care.

Journal
Technical Communication Quarterly
Published
2023-04-03
DOI
10.1080/10572252.2022.2100485
Open Access
Closed
Topics
technical communication

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