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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Understanding the concept of trust and other factors related to COVID-19 vaccine intentions among Black/African American older adults prior to vaccine development
Orlando O. Harris,Tam E. Perry,Julene K. Johnson,Peter A. Lichtenberg,Tangy Washington,Bonita Kitt,Michael Shaw,Sahru Sahdiid Keiser,Thi Minh Hue Tran,Leah Vest,Marsha Maloof,Elena Portacolone +11 more
TL;DR: In this paper , the effects of the pandemic among older Black/African Americans, with an emphasis on trust and vaccine intention prior to vaccine development, were examined, and five major themes influenced the intention to be vaccinated: uncertainty, systemic abandonment, decrease in trust, resistance to vaccines, and opportunities for vaccination.
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Survey of New Jersey K‐12 Professionals on Work‐Based Learning During COVID‐19: A Preliminary Study and Future Implications
TL;DR: In this paper , a preliminary study presented insights of newly credentialed WBL supervisory HS teachers regarding impacts of COVID-19 on student health and workplace safety, preferred WBL formats, and potential implementation of safety trainings.
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Vaccine Efficacy Denial: A Growing Concern Affecting Modern Science, and Impacting Public Health.
Luca Signorini,Francesco Maria Ceruso,Elisabetta Aiello,Maria Josephine Zullo,Danila De Vito +4 more
TL;DR: The excess of uncontrolled information is a serious concerning in the Coronavirus pandemic and the modern science must tackle this problem with a better willingness to communicate even the clinical studies to those people not able to understand the medical information autonomously.
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The vaccination rift effect provides evidence that source vaccination status determines the rejection of calls to get vaccinated
J. Lukas Thürmer,Sean M. McCrea +1 more
TL;DR: The authors found that calls to get vaccinated by vaccinated sources lead to defensive rejection instead of desired behavior change, which is referred to as the vaccination rift effect, and attributed worse personality characteristics to vaccinated (vs. unvaccinated) commenters.
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Afraid but misinformed: Conspiracist beliefs cancel the positive influence of fear of COVID-19 on vaccination intentions - Findings from a Romanian sample
TL;DR: In this article , the authors examined the effect of fear of COVID-19 and conspiracist beliefs on vaccination intentions, and found that the positive effect of vaccine hesitancy emerged only in participants who tend not to endorse conspiracist ideas on the new coronavirus and implicitly about the newly developed vaccines.
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