Vaccine hesitancy: the next challenge in the fight against COVID-19.
Amiel A. Dror,Netanel Eisenbach,Shahar Taiber,Nicole G. Morozov,Matti Mizrachi,Asaf Zigron,Samer Srouji,Eyal Sela +7 more
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It is indicated that healthcare staff involved in the care of COVID-19 positive patients, and individuals considering themselves at risk of disease, were more likely to self-report acquiescence to CO VID-19 vaccination if and when available, and parents, nurses, and medical workers not caring for SARS-CoV-2 positive patients expressed higher levels of vaccine hesitancy.Abstract:
Vaccine hesitancy remains a barrier to full population inoculation against highly infectious diseases. Coincident with the rapid developments of COVID-19 vaccines globally, concerns about the safety of such a vaccine could contribute to vaccine hesitancy. We analyzed 1941 anonymous questionnaires completed by healthcare workers and members of the general Israeli population, regarding acceptance of a potential COVID-19 vaccine. Our results indicate that healthcare staff involved in the care of COVID-19 positive patients, and individuals considering themselves at risk of disease, were more likely to self-report acquiescence to COVID-19 vaccination if and when available. In contrast, parents, nurses, and medical workers not caring for SARS-CoV-2 positive patients expressed higher levels of vaccine hesitancy. Interventional educational campaigns targeted towards populations at risk of vaccine hesitancy are therefore urgently needed to combat misinformation and avoid low inoculation rates.read more
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Parental hesitancy towards vaccinating their children with a booster dose against COVID-19: Real-world evidence from Taizhou, China
Li-Li Huang,Yupei Yang,Hui-ping Mao,Wei-wei Hu,Yan-hong Jiang,Zhu Liduzi Jiesisibieke,Tao-Hsin Tung +6 more
TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors investigated whether parents in China are hesitant to vaccinate their children with a COVID-19 vaccine booster, and found that a moderate proportion of parents reported that they were hesitant to give their children a vaccine booster.
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Parents’ intention to vaccinate their 5- to 11-year-old children with the COVID-19 vaccine: rates, predictors and the role of incentives
TL;DR: In this article , a cross-sectional online survey of parents of children between 5 and 11 years of age among the Jewish population in Israel (n = 1,012) was conducted to assess parents' perceptions and intention to vaccinate their 5-11-year-old children and to determine socio-demographic, healthrelated, behavioral factors, as well as the role of incentives.
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Spatial clustering in vaccination hesitancy: The role of social influence and social selection
TL;DR: In this article , the authors explore the role of social influence and social selection in generating patterns of spatial clustering in vaccination behaviors under a range of spatial structures and evaluate the effectiveness of two novel intervention strategies to diminish hesitant behavior.
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Factors affecting intention to take COVID-19 vaccine among Pakistani University Students
Mosharop Hossian,Md. Abdullah Saeed Khan,Anum Nazir,Mohammad Hayatun Nabi,M. Tasdik Hasan,R. Maliha,Mohammad Ali Hossain,Md. Utba Rashid,Nizwa Itrat,Mohammad Delwer Hossain Hawlader +9 more
TL;DR: The study findings can serve as a foundation for the health department and policymakers to ensure mass vaccination coverage among university students, which is crucial now to reopen the dormitories and restore everyday life on campuses.
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COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Healthcare Providers.
Derrick WeiLiang Huang,Latha Ganti,Emily Graham,Dipal Shah,Ilya Aleksandrovskiy,Morthatha Al-Bassam,Frank A. Fraunfelter,M.F. Falgiani,L. Leon,Carlos Gerardo Salazar López-Ortiz +9 more
TL;DR: Investigating predictors of openness to vaccination among healthcare workers who choose not to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to explore potential solutions to vaccine hesitancy found being a physician, a parent, and having no experience of death in the family or friends was associated with strong versus relative vaccine refusal.
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