Media usage predicts intention to be vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 in the US and the UK

Allington, Daniel; McAndrew, Siobhan; Moxham-Hall, Vivienne; Duffy, Bobby

doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.02.054

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“…Ethnic minority status was associated with vaccine intention and uptake. Thirteen studies reported higher hesitancy and lower intention to get vaccinated in minority ethnic groups compared with White British groups [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25] and six studies reported lower vaccine uptake in minority ethnic groups [3,21,[26][27][28][29].…”

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“…Negative vaccine attitudes resulted from various information sources that are alternatives to mainstream media, such as social media [14,31], family which plays a big part in the decision to have a vaccine for some minority ethnic groups [16,20,23], and obtaining information from country of origin [30].…”

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A Rapid Systematic Review of Factors Influencing COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake in Minority Ethnic Groups in the UK

2021

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COVID-19 has disproportionately affected minority ethnic groups in the United Kingdom. To maximise the effectiveness of the vaccination programme, it is important to understand and address disparities in vaccine uptake. The aim of this review was to identify factors influencing COVID-19 vaccination uptake between minority ethnic groups in the UK. A search was undertaken in peer-reviewed databases, polling websites and grey literature from January 2020–May 2021. Studies were included if they reported data on vaccine uptake or the reasons for or against accepting the COVID-19 vaccination for minority ethnic groups in the UK. Twenty-one papers met the inclusion criteria, all of which were rated as either good or moderate quality. Ethnic minority status was associated with higher vaccine hesitancy and lower vaccine uptake compared with White British groups. Barriers included pre-existing mistrust of formal services, lack of information about the vaccine’s safety, misinformation, inaccessible communications, and logistical issues. Facilitators included inclusive communications which address vaccine concerns via trusted communicators and increased visibility of minority ethnic groups in the media. Community engagement to address the concerns and informational needs of minority ethnic groups using trusted and collaborative community and healthcare networks is likely to increase vaccine equity and uptake.

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Section: Differences In Minority Ethnic Groups' Intention and Uptakementioning

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Section: Barriers To Covid-19 Vaccination Acceptance In Minority Ethnic Groupsmentioning

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A Rapid Systematic Review of Factors Influencing COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake in Minority Ethnic Groups in the UK

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“…The finding that female gender, below degree-level education, and below median income do not predict uptake contradicts several studies which measured vaccine hesitancy before the UK vaccination campaign had got underway [6][7][8]10]. This discrepancy may be interpreted in terms of an attitude change potentially attributable to public health communication, word of mouth discussion of coronavirus vaccination itself, or many other sources (although it is also possible that members of certain groups simply under-estimated their own likelihood of accepting vaccination).…”

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“…However, it has gained particular importance during the COVID-19 public health emergency: early in the pandemic, it was estimated that as much as 82% of a population might need vaccination or natural immunity against the disease before herd immunity could be reached [4], but one survey indicated that less than 72% of the British population might be willing to accept vaccination against SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus which causes COVID-19 [5]. Multiple surveys found demographic disparities in British respondents' expressed likelihood of vaccine uptake, with younger, less educated respondents, women, members of lower income households, and members of other than white ethnic groups all tending to express a lower probability of accepting the offer of vaccination [6][7][8]. The finding with regard to ethnicity has been of particular concern, given higher fatality rates for COVID-19 among members of minority ethnic groups [9].…”

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Trust and experiences of NHS healthcare do not fully explain demographic disparities in coronavirus vaccination uptake in the UK

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McAndrew²,

Duffy³

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IntroductionIn the UK, actual uptake of vaccination against SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, has exceeded expectations formed from studies conducted in 2020. However, it remains lower among members of other than white ethnic groups, and among younger people. Some evidence exists to suggest that the ethnic gap in vaccine uptake might be partially explained by lower trust, while one study carried out before the vaccination programme rollout suggested that variation in vaccine hesitancy can be explained by differences in trust and healthcare experiences, without reference to demographic variables such as age and ethnicity.MethodsIn April 2021, data were collected from 4885 UK-resident adults, of whom 3223 had received the invitation to be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus. Logit models were used to estimate the association between probability of vaccine uptake and age, gender, ethnicity, household income, NHS healthcare experiences, and trust in government, scientists, and medical professionals. Mediation analysis was conducted in order to probe the relationship between ethnicity, NHS healthcare experiences, trust, and uptake.ResultsGender and household income were not predictive of vaccine uptake. Age and ethnicity were predictive of uptake, even after controls: younger people and members of other than white ethnic groups are less likely to have taken up the invitation to be vaccinated. NHS healthcare experiences appear to mediate a relationship between ethnicity and trust, and also to mediate some of the relationship between ethnicity and uptake (via trust).ConclusionsMembers of other than white ethnic groups report inferior NHS healthcare experiences, which may explain their lower trust in government, scientists, and medical professionals. However, this does not fully explain the ethnic gap in coronavirus vaccination uptake.

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“…For example, a data-driven misinformation study examining misinformation related to COVID-19 vaccines on Twitter could go beyond counting the number of posts that promote a vaccine conspiracy to include designs that focus on audiences – information from a survey about the intentions and beliefs of a sample of Twitter users linked to the proportion of relevant posts they might have been exposed to that promoted those conspiracies. Motivation for such a study may come from recent work showing that social media use is associated with lower rates of intention to vaccinate compared to traditional media use (Allington et al., 2021). Examples of outcome measures might include attitude measures using vaccine confidence scales and health-related outcomes such as vaccination status (Dyda et al., 2020).…”

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Knowing when to act: A call for an open misinformation library to guide actionable surveillance

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The design and reporting of data-driven studies seeking to measure misinformation are patchy and inconsistent, and these studies rarely measure associations with, or effects on, behaviour. The consequence is that data-driven misinformation studies are not yet useful as an empirical basis for guiding when to act on emerging misinformation threats, or for deciding when it is more appropriate to do nothing to avoid inadvertently amplifying misinformation. In a narrative review focused on examples of health-related misinformation, we take a critical perspective of data-driven misinformation studies. To address this problem, we propose a curated and open library of misinformation examples and describe its structure and how it might be used to support actionable surveillance. We draw on experiences with other curated repositories to speculate on the likely challenges related to achieving critical mass and maintaining data consistency. We conclude that an open library of misinformation could help improve the consistency of data-driven misinformation study design and reporting, as well as provide an empirical basis from which to make decisions about how to act on new and emerging misinformation threats.

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Media usage predicts intention to be vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 in the US and the UK

Cited by 56 publications

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A Rapid Systematic Review of Factors Influencing COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake in Minority Ethnic Groups in the UK

A Rapid Systematic Review of Factors Influencing COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake in Minority Ethnic Groups in the UK

Trust and experiences of NHS healthcare do not fully explain demographic disparities in coronavirus vaccination uptake in the UK

Knowing when to act: A call for an open misinformation library to guide actionable surveillance

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