Building public trust: a response to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy predicament

Vergara, Raymond John D; Sarmiento, Philip Joseph D; Lagman, James Darwin N

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“…Effective and strategic health messages are one of the key approaches in assisting higher authorities to deal with increased vaccine hesitancy and to slow the spread of the infection. Improving vaccine uptake among those most hesitant will be of utmost importance in reaching the immunization rates needed for community immunity [13,14]. Further, some unintended consequences have emerged since the inception of the COVID-19 pandemic, such as lifestyle and behavior changes, impacts on mental health, and economic consequences.…”

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The Impact of COVID-19 Vaccine Communication, Acceptance, and Practices (CO-VIN-CAP) on Vaccine Hesitancy in an Indian Setting: Protocol for a Cross-sectional Study

Surapaneni¹,

Kaur²,

Kaur³

et al. 2021

JMIR Res Protoc

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Background COVID-19 vaccines are considered to be a key to limiting and eliminating the infectious disease. However, the success of the vaccination program will rely on the rates of vaccine acceptance among the population. Objective This study aims to examine the factors that influence vaccine hesitancy and vaccine acceptance, and to explore the unintended consequences of COVID-19 infections. The study will further explore the association between sociodemographic characteristics; health status; COVID-19–related knowledge, attitude, and practices; and its influence on vaccine hesitancy and acceptance among individuals living in urban and rural settings of Chennai, Tamil Nadu in the southern state of India. Methods A cross-sectional study will be conducted between January 2021 and January 2023. A sample of approximately 25,000 individuals will be recruited and enrolled using a nonprobability complete enumeration sampling method from 11 selected urban and rural settings of Chennai. The data will be collected at one time point by administering the questionnaire to the eligible study participants. The collected data will be used to assess the rates of vaccine acceptance; hesitancy; and knowledge, attitudes, practices, and beliefs regarding COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccines. Lastly, the study questionnaire will be used to assess the unintended consequences of COVID-19 infection. Results A pilot of 2500 individuals has been conducted to pretest the survey questionnaire. The data collection was initiated on March 1, 2021, and the initial results are planned for publication by June 2021. Descriptive analysis of the gathered data will be performed using SAS v9.1, and reporting of the results will be done at 95% CIs and P=.049. The study will help explore the burden of vaccine acceptance and hesitancy among individuals living in urban and rural settings of Chennai. Further, it will help to examine the variables that influence vaccine acceptance and hesitancy. Lastly, the findings will help to design and develop a user-centered informatics platform that can deliver multimedia-driven health education modules tailored to facilitate vaccine uptake in varied settings. Conclusions The proposed study will help in understanding the rate and determinants of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitancy among the population of Chennai. The findings of the study would further facilitate the development of a multifaceted intervention to enhance vaccine acceptance among the population. International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/29733

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The Impact of COVID-19 Vaccine Communication, Acceptance, and Practices (CO-VIN-CAP) on Vaccine Hesitancy in an Indian Setting: Protocol for a Cross-sectional Study

Surapaneni¹,

Kaur²,

Kaur³

et al. 2021

JMIR Res Protoc

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“…2 In the Philippines, previous correspondences also discussed the same problem. To provide a solution, some authors suggest that a more ‘localized’ public education and role-modelling from public officials and health authorities can help a lot in building public trust, 3 while others proposed instead a house-to-house massive information campaign by local health care personnel. 4 This reality on vaccine hesitancy is considered as an obstacle to achieve ‘herd immunity’.…”

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We are here…so where’s the vaccine? Achieving ‘herd immunity’ in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic

Lacsa

Cordero

2021

Journal of Public Health

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“…The fact that COVID-19 'is the third documented spillover of an animal coronavirus to humans in only two decades that has resulted in a major epidemic' (Coronaviridae Study Group of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses, et al 2020, 536), allowing measures to control the outbreak to be prepared beforehand, was largely ignored (Xiao and Torok 2020). According to observations and collected evidence, it has become clear that there is a pressing need for intervention to educate people to gain the capacity to prevent damage caused by a virus instantly and to prepare them for possible future outbreaks (Vergara, Sarmiento, and Lagman 2021). However, by the opinion of the authors, knowledge should not be restricted to viruses and health but should extend to other microorganisms and processes in which they are involved overarching topics from their biology and ecology to biotechnology.…”

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Public opinions and knowledge about microorganisms

Špernjak

Puhmeister²,

Šorgo

2021

Research in Science & Technological Education

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Background:The microbiology should be a part of curricula; especially after epidemic COVID-19. Purpose:The study reports the level of knowledge and opinions of Slovenian citizens about microorganisms. Sample: The target population of the online survey was Slovenian citizens older than 14 years. Design and methods: We collected 405 complete surveys, which structured with 47 knowledge items and 18 opinion items about microorganisms. Results: We found a lack of knowledge among citizens and corresponding misconceptions about microorganisms. There were no statistically significant differences in citizens' knowledge by age and gender, but citizens with higher educational attainment had better knowledge scores. Participants equate the terms virus, bacteria and microorganisms, an error that can lead to misconceptions. We found that between 15.0 and 20.0% of citizens experience fear of microorganisms. Regarding gender, age and degree level, there were statistically significant differences in participants' opinions about microorganisms. 45.5% of the participants agreed that the topic of microorganisms is underrepresented in school. This is probably the reason why 44.2% of the participants are not interested in microbiology, although 74.6% are aware that knowledge about microorganisms is important and useful. Conclusion: It would be good to strengthen the content and ways of working in the education system, because in case of a pandemic like SARS-CoV-2 there would be more understanding of what we are dealing with and less fear of the ignorant.

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Building public trust: a response to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy predicament

Cited by 178 publications

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The Impact of COVID-19 Vaccine Communication, Acceptance, and Practices (CO-VIN-CAP) on Vaccine Hesitancy in an Indian Setting: Protocol for a Cross-sectional Study

The Impact of COVID-19 Vaccine Communication, Acceptance, and Practices (CO-VIN-CAP) on Vaccine Hesitancy in an Indian Setting: Protocol for a Cross-sectional Study

We are here…so where’s the vaccine? Achieving ‘herd immunity’ in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic

Public opinions and knowledge about microorganisms

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