States Using Text Messages To Help People Get COVID-19 Vaccinations

By: KDKA-TV News Staff
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Some states and jurisdictions are texting people to get them vaccinated against COVID-19.They are using data from a study on flu vaccination rates as the inspiration for this program.Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania found text messages about the flu vaccine increased the vaccination rate by about 5%.Messages that told patients a vaccine was “reserved” or “waiting” for them were the messages that performed the b