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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The Messenger Matters: Religious Leaders and Overcoming COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy
TL;DR: The authors conducted an online survey experiment to investigate whether endorsement messages from various types of leaders can encourage the unvaccinated population to receive the vaccine and found that messaging from a religious leader had a positive and statistically significant effect on interest in getting vaccinated.
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Public acceptability of COVID-19 vaccines and its predictors in Middle Eastern/North African (MENA) countries: a systematic review
Omid Dadras,SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi,Amirali Karimi,Ahmadreza Shamsabadi,Sara Mahdiabadi,P Mohammadi,Ava Amiri,A Habibzadeh Shojaei,Zahra Pashaei,Pegah Mirzapour,Kowsar Qaderi,Mehrzad MohsseniPour,Sanam Alilou,Esmaeil Mehraeen,Shayesteh Jahanfar +14 more
TL;DR: Several factors, such as age, gender, education level, and comorbidities, are worthy of attention as they could expand vaccine coverage in the target population.
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Real-World Effectiveness of a Booster Dose of the COVID-19 Vaccines among Japanese University Students
Shunsuke Miyauchi,Toru Hiyama,Yukiko Nakano,Mahoko Yoshida,Atsuo Yoshino,Yoshie Miyake,Yuri Okamoto +6 more
TL;DR: Examination of the effectiveness of a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccines among Japanese university students during the spread of the Omicron variant found booster doses reduced infection rates among close-contact students and can help students to avoid missing learning opportunities.
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Health professionals’ COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and associated factors in Wollega University referral hospital, Western Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study
TL;DR: Assessing health professionals’ acceptability and associated factors in Wollega University referral hospital, Western Ethiopia found nearly, two-thirds of health professionals were willing to accept the COVID-19 vaccine, which is low.
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COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Older Adolescents and Young Adults: A National Cross-Sectional Study in China
Panpan Zhang,Yang Li,Huanchun Wang,Li-Juan Luo,Ping Wang,Huimin Wang,Qing Li,Zejing Meng,Hui Yang,Yuan Xuan Liu,Shiyue Zhou,Na Li,Shengnan Zhang,Jianzhong Bi,Jiewen Zhang,Xiao-lei Zheng +15 more
TL;DR: Abnormal illness behavior and history of physical diseases were risk factors for vaccine hesitancy among these older adolescents, while social support represents an important factor which could help to alleviate this Hesitancy.
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