Zou and colleagues design and analyze a health education program that targeted college students (who were grandchildren) to encourage older persons who had already had their first COVID-19 vaccine dose to receive a booster. The program increased the uptake of booster doses, which highlights the fact that family ties can have positive roles in the context of a pandemic.
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Arpino, B. Students can encourage their grandparents to vaccinate. Nat Aging 4, 616–617 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43587-024-00628-w
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