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 A new $20 million partnership with the [[:National Science Foundation]] will **advance the scientific frontier of building Covid-19 vaccination demand** and a healthier information environment. ((https://web.archive.org/web/20220904230642/https://www.ssrc.org/))
+==== Criticism ====
+Rockefeller Foundation, Nonprofits Spending Millions on Behavioral Psychology Research to ‘Nudge’ More People to Get COVID Vaccines
+The [[:Rockefeller Foundation]], the [[:National Science Foundation]] and other nonprofits are pouring millions of dollars into a research initiative “to increase uptake of COVID-19 vaccines and other recommended public health measures by countering mis- and disinformation.”
+By  Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D.  September 13, 2022 Childrens Health Defense
+The Rockefeller Foundation, the National Science Foundation (an “independent” agency of the U.S. government) and other nonprofits are pouring millions of dollars into a research initiative “to increase uptake of COVID-19 vaccines and other recommended public health measures by countering mis- and disinformation.”
+In conjunction with the Social Science Research Council (SSRC), the Rockefeller Foundation last month announced $7.2 million in funding for the Mercury Project,  initially launched in November 2021, under the slogan, “Together, we can build a healthier information environment.”
+The funds will support 12 teams of researchers in 17 countries who will conduct studies on “ambitious, applied social and behavioral science to combat the growing global threat posed by low COVID-19 vaccination rates and public health mis- and disinformation,” the Rockefeller Foundation said.
+The Rockefeller Foundation and the SSRC claim the aim of the Mercury Project, whose name is derived from the ancient Roman god of messages and communication, is to bolster public health and safety.
+However, some critics described the project as one based on “propaganda” aimed at “nudging” the unvaccinated to get vaccinated. ((https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/rockefeller-foundation-nonprofits-behavioral-psychology-covid-vaccines/))