UU114 ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC
PURPOSES
ASSIGNMENT 3
CAUSAL ANALYSIS ORAL SEMINAR
PRESENTATION
STUDENT NAME: ANONYMOUS
STUDENT ID:
TUTOR’S NAME: NAGIN PATEL
GROUP NUMBER: 11
ABSTRACT
THIS ORAL SEMINAR PRESENTATION WILL BE DISCUSSING A REASON AS TO WHY A
HANDFUL OF PEOPLE REFUSE TO GET VACCINATED AND THE IMPACT THAT THIS
DECISION MAY HAVE ON THEIR LIVES AND THE LIVES OF OTHERS. IT WILL FIRSTLY
LOOK AT ONE OF MAIN CAUSES OF VACCINATION HESITANCY, WHICH IS FALSE
MEDIA INFLUENCE, THEN WE WILL LOOK AT THE EFFECT OF VACCINATION
HESITANCY ON THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE INVOLVED. THE PRESENTATION WILL
CONCLUDE WITH A NOTE, HIGHLIGHTING THE ROLE THE MEDIA PLAYS IN
INFLUENCING PEOPLE’S OPINION ON VACCINES.
TOPIC:
REASON WHY SOME
PEOPLE REFUSE TO
GET VACCINATED AND
THE EFFECT IT WILL
HAVE ON THEIR LIVES
AND THE LIVES OF
OTHERS
Image Source: BBC Future
INTRODUCTION
The Covid-19 pandemic has motivated governments around the world to enlist the help
of various strategies to help curb the spread of the virus. One of the most effective
strategies enlisted is getting vaccinated. Therefore, this presentation will explain why
some people refuse to get vaccinated and the impact it will have on their lives and the
lives of others.
WHY DO SOME PEOPLE REFUSE TO GET
VACCINATED?
• Media has been negatively used to
promote ANTI-VAX ideologies to the
general public.
• Changed people’s perception of
vaccines
THE IMPACTS THAT ANTI-VAXERS WILL HAVE ON
THEIR OWN LIVES AND THE LIVES OF OTHERS.
• Anti-Vaxxers get severely sick
• People around them get infected
• More people get hospitalized
• Increase death toll
CONCLUSION
In conclusion, it is evident that media has an important role in relaying critical
information to the general public, however, sometimes these information being
relayed can be misleading and can lead to devastating impacts on society as a
whole.
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