Impact of societal resilience on vaccine hesitancy and uptake: Lessons learned from the Israeli experience

Kimhi, Shaul; Eshel, Yohanan; Marciano, Hadas; Adini, Bruria

doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.103181

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“…Studies conducted in Israel using other measures have found that the intention to get vaccinated increases with age [2] . Moreover, it was found that the younger the age, the higher the levels of vaccine hesitancy and the lower the levels of vaccine uptake [3] . Furthermore, the result indicating that women showed more hesitancy than did men replicates results from Israel [30] , as well as results from more than seven European countries [31] , indicating the same gender differences.…”

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“…Studies assessing vaccine hesitancy in Israel have demonstrated that gender, age, income, past acceptance of the influenza vaccine, and perceived benefits and barriers of the vaccine affect people’s willingness to accept the vaccine [2] . It has also been found that higher family income and societal resilience are associated with lower vaccine hesitancy, while higher level of religiousness is associated with lower vaccine uptake [3] .…”

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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy scale and its association with actual COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Israel

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy scale and its association with actual COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Israel

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Bitan

Shemesh

et al. 2023

Vaccine

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“…The previous studies found contradictory results. For example, Kimhi and collaborators found a significant negative correlation between the level of religiosity and resilience (individual and societal) and vaccine acceptance 62 . On the contrary, another study suggested that resilience is an essential personal asset that helps individuals to navigate the stressors during COVID-19 and achieve more positive changes 63 .…”

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Resilience and Spirituality as Moderators between Several Concerns and Psychological Distress during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Kosic

Kenfack²,

Ai³

2023

MRAJ

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The COVID-19 pandemic has led to psychological stress caused by several threats such as concerns for health, economic problems, and several others. This study aims at exploring if inner resilience and belief in spiritual support may moderate the relationship between the concerns, on one side, and distress and the attitudes towards anti-COVID-19 vaccines, on the other side. We conducted a study involving 235 participants through an online survey from March to April 2021 in Italy, immediately after the last lockdown that took place in March 2021. Several scales were used to measure various difficulties and concerns, resilience, beliefs about spiritual support, conspiracy beliefs about COVID-19, psychological distress, and acceptance of the anti-COVID-19 vaccines. We found that resilience moderates the relationship between several concerns and psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially among the participants who have strong beliefs in spiritual support.

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“…Associated behaviors for societal resilience include community organization, communication, collaboration, risk assessment and management, anticipating potential risks, and developing or utilizing existing resources. Not less important is that this type of resilience was found to be associated with attaining the adherence of the population to the measures recommended by the governance systems as part of the campaign to manage the pandemic and resume the full functionality of the Israeli society [ 5 , 23 ]. This was well demonstrated during the ongoing campaigns that were launched to encourage the population to be vaccinated against COVID-19.…”

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“…Studies have shown that societal resilience is negatively associated with vaccine hesitancy (the higher the societal resilience, the lower vaccine hesitancy) and positively correlated with vaccine uptake (the higher the societal resilience, the higher levels of vaccine uptake, i.e. number of vaccines and/or boosters that were taken) [ 23 ]. Trust has been presented as a major component of societal resilience and it impacts on the willingness of individuals to adhere to guidance and directives of the varied authorities.…”

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Perspective: lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic concerning the resilience of the population

Adini

Kimhi

2023

Isr J Health Policy Res

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Background A vital stakeholder in the successful management of the COVID-19 pandemic is the public. The degree of involvement of the population in managing the pandemic, and the leadership perception of the public, had a direct impact on the resilience of the population and level of adherence to the issued protective measures. Main body Resilience refers to the ability to ‘bounce back’ or ‘bounce forward’ following adversity. Resilience facilitates community engagement which is a crucial component of combating the COVID-19 pandemic. The article highlights six insights recognized in studies conducted in Israel during and following the pandemic concerning the resilience of the country’s population. (1) Contrary to varied adversities in which the community serves as an important support system to the individuals, this type of support was substantially impaired during the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the need to maintain isolation, social distancing, and lockdowns. (2) Policy-making during the pandemic should be based on evidence-based data, rather than on assumptions made by decision-makers. This gap led the authorities during the pandemic to adopt measures that were ineffective, such as risk communication based on ‘scare tactics’ concerning the virus, when the highest risk perceived by the public was political instability. (3) Societal resilience is associated with the public’s behavior, such as with vaccine hesitancy and uptake. (4) Factors that affect the levels of resilience include, among others, self-efficacy (impacts individual resilience); social, institutional, and economic aspects as well as well-being (impact community resilience); and hope and trust in the leadership (impact societal resilience). (5) The public should be perceived as an asset in managing the pandemic, thus becoming a vital part of the ‘solution’. This will lead to a better understanding of the needs and expectations of the population and an applicable ‘tailoring’ of the messages that address the public. (6) The gap between science and policymaking must be bridged, to achieve optimal management of the pandemic. Conclusions Improving preparedness for future pandemics should be based on a holistic view of all stakeholders, including the public as a valued partner, connectivity between policymakers and scientists, and strengthening the public’s resilience, by enhancing trust in authorities.

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Impact of societal resilience on vaccine hesitancy and uptake: Lessons learned from the Israeli experience

Cited by 9 publications

References 45 publications

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy scale and its association with actual COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Israel

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy scale and its association with actual COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Israel

Resilience and Spirituality as Moderators between Several Concerns and Psychological Distress during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Perspective: lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic concerning the resilience of the population

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