Table 1.
Twitter influencers associated with high and low vaccine confidence among their followers in the US and UK.
| US | UK | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twitter handle | Vaccine confidence | % Getting vaccine | Community membership | Twitter handle | Vaccine confidence | % Getting vaccine | Community membership |
| Influencers associated with low vaccine confidence | |||||||
| RealCandaceO | 3.15 (2.27) | 30.00 (48.30) | B | Charlottegshore | 4.10 (1.07) | 40.00 (51.64) | B |
| joerogan | 3.32 (2.11) | 27.27 (46.71) | A | selenagomez | 4.18 (1.37) | 63.64 (50.45) | B |
| kayleighmcenany | 3.55 (1.74) | 30.00 (48.30) | B | example | 4.25 (1.16) | 80.00 (42.16) | A |
| TheBabylonBee | 3.73 (2.34) | 27.27 (46.71) | B | coldplay | 4.36 (1.42) | 72.73 (46.71) | A |
| dbongino | 3.83 (1.91) | 33.33 (49.24) | B | TheXFactor | 4.40 (1.66) | 40.00 (51.64) | A |
| benshapiro | 3.92 (2.43) | 50.00 (52.22) | B | LanaDelRey | 4.45 (1.21) | 72.73 (46.71) | B |
| RandPaul | 3.95 (2.19) | 40.00 (51.64) | B | RockstarGames | 4.45 (1.47) | 27.27 (46.71) | A |
| DonaldJTrumpJr | 3.96 (1.80) | 38.46 (50.64) | B | lilyallen | 4.50 (1.60) | 70.00 (48.30) | B |
| TuckerCarlson | 4.00 (1.97) | 42.86 (51.36) | B | JessieJ | 4.57 (1.35) | 60.00 (50.71) | A |
| seanhannity | 4.04 (1.89) | 38.46 (50.64) | B | NicoleScherzy | 4.57 (1.40) | 57.14 (51.36) | A |
| Jim_Jordan | 4.05 (2.05) | 45.45 (52.22) | B | Adele | 4.57 (1.51) | 73.33 (45.77) | A |
| JudgeJeanine | 4.05 (2.05) | 45.45 (52.22) | B | kourtneykardash | 4.59 (1.20) | 54.55 (52.22) | A |
| PressSec45 | 4.08 (2.22) | 50.00 (52.22) | B | Drake | 4.61 (1.33) | 50.00 (51.89) | B |
| marklevinshow | 4.15 (1.86) | 40.00 (51.64) | B | katyperry | 4.62 (1.40) | 71.43 (46.29) | A |
| Breaking911 | 4.20 (2.15) | 50.00 (52.70) | A | rihanna | 4.63 (1.40) | 69.57 (47.05) | A |
| Influencers associated with high vaccine confidence | |||||||
| VP | 6.62 (0.48) | 100.00 (0.00) | A | sarapascoe | 6.42 (0.42) | 100.00 (0.00) | A |
| HillaryClinton | 6.57 (0.65) | 92.86 (26.73) | A | StephenMangan | 6.36 (0.60) | 100.00 (0.00) | A |
| MichelleObama | 6.46 (0.54) | 91.67 (28.87) | A | BarristerSecret | 6.36 (0.55) | 100.00 (0.00) | A |
| WhiteHouse | 6.42 (0.97) | 83.33 (38.92) | A | Misskeeleyhawes | 6.35 (0.71) | 100.00 (0.00) | B |
| ewarren | 6.36 (0.74) | 90.91 (30.15) | A | mrjamesob | 6.35 (0.58) | 100.00 (0.00) | A |
| KamalaHarris | 6.35 (0.97) | 92.31 (27.74) | A | Number10cat | 6.33 (0.78) | 100.00 (0.00) | A |
| AOC | 6.31 (0.98) | 90.48 (30.08) | A | Dawn_French | 6.29 (0.72) | 100.00 (0.00) | A |
| dog_feelings | 6.23 (1.17) | 81.82 (40.45) | A | richardosman | 6.24 (0.77) | 96.00 (20.00) | A |
| TheOnion | 6.23 (0.73) | 84.62 (37.55) | A | BritishBakeOff | 6.23 (0.68) | 90.91 (30.15) | A |
| washingtonpost | 6.20 (1.01) | 80.00 (42.16) | A | joelycett | 6.22 (0.66) | 100.00 (0.00) | A |
| SenSanders | 6.17 (1.64) | 83.33 (38.92) | A | NASAPersevere | 6.21 (0.86) | 100.00 (0.00) | A |
| POTUS | 6.08 (1.51) | 90.00 (30.78) | A | neiltyson | 6.21 (0.80) | 100.00 (0.00) | A |
| dog_rates | 6.05 (1.75) | 81.82 (40.45) | A | JohnLewisRetail | 6.19 (0.97) | 92.31 (27.74) | A |
| BarackObama | 5.96 (1.37) | 85.71 (35.63) | A | BootstrapCook | 6.19 (0.93) | 100.00 (0.00) | A |
| ActuallyNPH | 5.91 (1.71) | 81.82 (40.45) | A | RobertDyas | 6.18 (1.10) | 81.82 (40.45) | B |
Note: The Twitter accounts associated with the top 15 highest and top 15 lowest mean vaccine confidence scores among their followers (1 = low confidence, 7 = high confidence) in the US and the UK are shown above, along with the percentage of followers who are or intend to get vaccinated. Standard deviations are shown in parentheses. Additionally, each influencer's community membership (generated via community detection analysis) is shown. Individuals with high self-reported vaccine confidence among their followers tend to reside in the “liberal” community (Community A), whereas individuals low in self-reported vaccine-confidence among their followers tend to reside in the “conservative” community (Community B). Only influencers who were followed by at least 10 participants in our datasets are shown in the above analysis. A total of 306 influencers were followed by at least 10 people in the US, and 492 influencers were followed by at least 10 people in the UK.