Factors Affecting Vaccine Attitudes Influenced by the COVID-19 Pandemic

Vaccines, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 11(3), С. 516 - 516

Опубликована: Фев. 23, 2023

The development of vaccines has significantly contributed to the success disease prevention. However, there been a sharp decline in immunization rates since COVID-19 spread globally. Seemingly overnight, world shut down and most non-essential medical procedures were postponed. Since vaccine became available, started going back normal these have not recovered. In this paper, we review published literature explore how convenience factors, perceived risk vaccination, media or anti-vaccination ideals/movements, healthcare professionals affect an individual’s compliance be vaccinated better understand factors that contribute change overall vaccination rates.

Язык: Английский

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Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Promoting Vaccination and Public Health Resilience, a Narrative Review

Vaccines, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 12(8), С. 891 - 891

Опубликована: Авг. 7, 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the critical importance of adaptable and resilient public health systems capable rapid response to emerging crises. This paper synthesizes lessons learned from vaccination campaign explores strategies enhance vaccine uptake in post-pandemic era. Key challenges identified include logistical, economic, sociocultural, policy dimensions that impact efforts, particularly low-resource settings. analysis highlights need for supply chains, effective communication, community engagement, equitable access healthcare resources. development deployment mRNA vaccines exemplify potential innovative technologies, though trust acceptance remain crucial. Strategies such as partnerships with local leaders, tailored messaging, integration digital tools are essential combating hesitancy. By applying these insights, future campaigns can be more efficient, equitable, resilient, ultimately improving outcomes globally. aims inform practice, ensuring evidence based context specific, thus better preparing challenges.

Язык: Английский

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Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices toward Dengue Fever, Vector Control, and Vaccine Acceptance Among the General Population in Countries from Latin America and Asia Pacific: A Cross-Sectional Study (GEMKAP)

Vaccines, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 11(3), С. 575 - 575

Опубликована: Март 2, 2023

Dengue represents a major public health concern. With effective vaccines in development, it is important to identify motivational factors maximize dengue vaccine uptake. A cross-sectional, quantitative, electronic survey was administered nationally representative adult population (n = 3800) Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. Willingness vaccinate against dengue, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices (KAP) toward vector control, prevention, vaccination were determined. The Capability, Opportunity, Motivation for Behavior change (COM-B) framework used correlated with vaccine(s) KAP scores (standardized, 0-100% scale) resulted low global score Knowledge (48%) Practice (44%), moderate Attitude (66%); comparable across countries. Of all respondents, 53% had high willingness (Score: 8-10/10) which higher (59%) Latin America (Argentina, Mexico) than Asia Pacific (40%) (Indonesia, Singapore). Key significantly (p < 0.05) associated increased included accessibility the (subsidies incentives) trust healthcare system government. common approach prevention endemic countries--with some country-specific customization, including education, vaccination, control (multi-pronged)--may reduce burden improve outcomes.

Язык: Английский

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Relationships Between Social Vulnerability and Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination Coverage and Vaccine Effectiveness

Clinical Infectious Diseases, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 76(9), С. 1615 - 1625

Опубликована: Янв. 6, 2023

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination coverage remains lower in communities with higher social vulnerability. Factors such as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) exposure risk and access to healthcare are often correlated vulnerability may therefore contribute a relationship between observed vaccine effectiveness (VE). Understanding whether these factors impact VE could our understanding of real-world VE.

Язык: Английский

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Unravelling COVID-19 vaccination attributes worldwide: an extensive review regarding uptake, hesitancy, and future implication

Annals of Medicine and Surgery, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 85(7), С. 3519 - 3530

Опубликована: Июнь 12, 2023

Since the declaration of coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, all efforts were directed towards limiting transfer and preventing severe forms from occurring. In this regard, numerous vaccines quickly developed to limit associated morbidity mortality reduce burden on healthcare systems worldwide. However, date, vaccine hesitancy remains a major limitation distribution, with varying degrees in different countries. Therefore, authors conducted literature review highlight magnitude issue throughout globe summarize some its causes (i.e. governmental, system-related, population-related, vaccine-related) contributing factors knowledge/awareness, social media, etc.). addition, highlighted main motivating that can minimize at population, worldwide levels. These include structural government, country), extrinsic family, friends), intrinsic self-perception), other (financial nonfinancial). Finally, proposed implications for future research ease vaccination process hopefully, put an end problem.

Язык: Английский

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Development of New Stringency Indices for Nonpharmacological Social Distancing Policies Implemented in Korea During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Random Forest Approach

JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 10, С. e47099 - e47099

Опубликована: Янв. 8, 2024

Background In the absence of an effective treatment method or vaccine, outbreak COVID-19 pandemic elicited a wide range unprecedented restriction policies aimed at mitigating and suppressing spread SARS-CoV-2 virus. These their Stringency Index (SI) more than 160 countries were systematically recorded in Oxford Government Response Tracker (OxCGRT) data set. The SI is summary measure overall strictness these policies. However, OxCGRT may not fully reflect stringency levels implemented Korea. Korea 33 targeting 4 areas: public facilities, events, social gatherings, religious gatherings. Objective This study aims to develop new Indices (KSIs) that Korea’s better determine which government-implemented most managing Methods random forest was used calculate KSIs using feature importance values effectiveness daily confirmed cases. Five analysis periods considered, including November 01, 2020, January 20, 2021 (Period 1), 2021, June 27, 2), 3), 4), April 24, 2022 5). Results Among KSIs, facilities period 4, events 2, gatherings 1 3, 5 had highest importance. associated with operation hour restrictions cinemas, restaurants, PC rooms, indoor sports karaoke, coffee shops, night entertainment baths saunas across all periods. Strong positive correlations observed between cases pandemic. From then, weaker negative remaining comparison showed relatively lower correlation proposed making SI. Conclusions Restriction among analyzed. addition, different call for enforcement given varies during

Язык: Английский

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Cultural Nuances in COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake: A Comparative Analysis of English and Spanish Facebook Posts in Tarrant County, Texas (Preprint)

Опубликована: Фев. 10, 2025

Prior studies have identified key factors contributing to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, including concerns over safety, potential side effects, and mistrust in the healthcare system. According World Health Organization, hesitancy is among top ten threats global public health. Previous research suggests that a significant barrier within Hispanic population, particularly Texas. This longitudinal study examines relationship between daily stances, misinformation, topics vaccine-related English Spanish social media posts vaccination rates Tarrant County, Texas, throughout 2021 2022. The seeks identify predictors positively associated with uptake inform interventions aimed at reducing focusing on population County. were collected from Facebook County for Posts annotated by GPT-4, labeling each post’s stance toward vaccine, presence of relevant such as availability, effects. prevalence category was compared across explore major cultural influences uptake. Regression analysis then conducted assess associations post-related variables time. distinct dataset, encouraging (P = .02) related religious beliefs .007), which did not emerge general .065). A substantial proportion discouraging focused effects (~19%) health system distrust (~34%), highlighting areas where targeted may address specific community. Some are common both higher uptake, regarding availability .01), safety .006), misinformation debunking < .001). investigates correlation shared new during Findings suggest emphasizing increased rates. Additionally, those correlate Hispanics, suggesting nuances. These insights highlight need messaging effectively boost when tailored part campaigns.

Язык: Английский

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Perception of phage therapy and research across selected professional and social groups in Poland

Frontiers in Public Health, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 13

Опубликована: Фев. 11, 2025

There is no doubt that in the last 15 years phage therapy has re-emerged from shadow of antibiotics, perspective both scientists and various patient advocacy groups. Despite some important progress, there little to data on perceptions key groups, i.e., patients their relatives, physicians anyone who could potentially become infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria. To best our knowledge, 1,098 collected questionnaires, this article constitutes first large-scale analysis perceptions, interest knowledge among ordinary people a country long, internationally recognized, tradition treating phages. In addition 36 general questions addressed everyone (including lay people), representatives health care sector science research received individually selected questions. Further, each participant had chance take part short quiz (consisting 12 questions) verifying basic about bacteriophages, history, biology therapeutic connotations. Awareness antibiotic resistance was very high (above 90%) but contradicted low level associated risks (12%). Consciousness varied between 8.9% (people taking household chores as primary activity) 37.7% higher education) 39.7% (inhabitants large cities) while readiness use such treatments (84.4%) despite need pay for it. The awareness bacteriophages clearly correlated acceptance type treatment social allocate further funds development research. Interestingly, were quite reluctant deepen field just over one third (37.5%) ready do so. With COVID-19 pandemic background, we also explored how influenced experimental therapies general, which makes potential universal compendium coming years.

Язык: Английский

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Informed but Unvaccinated: A Cross-Sectional Study Among University Students in Ghana

COVID, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 5(4), С. 47 - 47

Опубликована: Март 28, 2025

During the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccination hesitancy (VH) posed an equally unexpected and significant obstacle to effectiveness of public health interventions. VH has not only potential stir up unrest, but it may also impede success entire immunization programs thus prevent attainment herd immunity. This cross-sectional, quantitative, descriptive study examined behavior (VB) among 3486 university students in Ghana, using a standardized self-administered questionnaire based on 5Cs model other relevant variables. The findings confirm VB influenced by both sociodemographic factors, such as gender (OR: 1.45; [CI: 1.26–1.67]), program 0.55; 0.47–0.64]), ethnicity 1.31; 1.12–1.52]) four 5Cs, i.e., Confidence (OR:1.56; 1.45–1.68]), Constraints 0.83; 0.78–0.87]), Calculation (OR:0.85; 0.78–0.92]), Collective Responsibility (OR:1.27; 1.16–1.38]), yet Complacency, nor religion. Notably, was further shaped previous vaccine experience, information sources, attributes, stance passport, conspiracy beliefs, with misinformation from unofficial sources playing key role. multiple regression models explained 11% 34% variance indicating varying degrees explanatory power for each factor influencing eventually VH. highlights urgent need targeted interventions, integrating education into orientation programs, streamlining processes, leveraging influencers trust-building campaigns.

Язык: Английский

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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Chinese residents: A national cross-sectional survey in the community setting

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 21(1)

Опубликована: Март 28, 2025

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccine hesitancy is associated with community aggregation, inducing low coverage and potentially more frequent community-level outbreak. Addressing in settings should be a priority for healthcare providers. A cross-sectional online questionnaire survey was conducted during June July 2022. Ten sites were set up eastern, central, western China, from where residents recruited setting. In total, 7,241 71 communities included. Of the residents, 7.0% had refusal administration, 30.4% delayed clustering accounted 2.4-3.7% 8.5-9.6% of variation, respectively. The reasons primary-dose diseases, pregnancy, or lactation, whereas main booster-dose diseases vaccination period, no time to vaccinate, felt unnecessary vaccinate. Younger age (under 40), female, residing urban having self-reported sociodemographic indicators risk refusal. health belief model refusing perceived barriers positive impact on (β = 0.08), while benefits negative -0.09). conclusion, this study underscores population heterogeneity SARS-CoV-2 hesitancy. Targeted interventions these high-risk groups are crucial enhance prevent outbreaks. Public strategies address at different stages doses, considering both individual beliefs dynamics.

Язык: Английский

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