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Imitation or the reproduction of a a performance based on a similar act stimulated by someone can have both a positive and negative effect on the progression of the COVID-19 vaccine. 

The effect of Imitation in the development of the COVID-19 vaccine

If a high availability heuristic is present, there is a high susceptibility for imitation to occur. More people holding a negative perception of a mostly harmless vaccine can cause social interactions spreading these ideas. This can cause a reproduction of similar ideas and in turn cause less people to agree to take the vaccine. With less people immunized to a highly contagious virus, COVID-19 is destined to persist. 

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