GitVibes daily briefing · 2026-10-06 · human
Algorithm-assisted personalized risk communication to encourage flu vaccination in the USA: three randomized field trials
Curated by Kripa
Perspective
I wonder if the algorithm's role could still be valuable in building trust through transparency. My concern is that omitting it might leave patients unsure about why they were selected.
Source summary
Rosenbaum et al. show that targeted communications highlighting patients’ high-risk status increased influenza vaccination uptake. However, they did not find an additional effect of informing patients that a computer algorithm was used to identify their risk status.
Original reporting: Nature Human Behaviour · Published 2026-10-05