Prayer frequency and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among older adults in Europe

Wester, Christian Tolstrup; Scheel-Hincke, Lasse Lybecker; Bovil, Tine; Andersen-Ranberg, Karen; Ahrenfeldt, Linda Juel; Hvidt, Niels Christian

doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.09.044

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“…In this study, we found that participants with higher levels of epidemic severity, barriers, and lower levels of susceptibility, benefits, and self-efficacy were more hesitant to receive a booster vaccination. The severity of the epidemic influenced people’s choice, with higher levels of severity instead promoting vaccine hesitancy, which is inconsistent with previous findings [ 12 , 46 ]. This may be due to people being more aware of self-protection, taking more adequate self-protection measures, going out less, or participating in timely nucleic acid testing when the epidemic is severe [ 47 , 48 ].…”

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Dynamic Trends and Underlying Factors of COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Hesitancy in Adults: Cross-Sectional Observational Study

Wu,

Ma,

et al. 2023

JMIR Public Health Surveill

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Background COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy reduces vaccination rates, which is detrimental to building herd immunity and halting the spread of COVID-19 and its variations. Most researches have simply identified the reasons affecting COVID-19 vaccination reluctance without delving into its dynamics, which makes forecasting future trends difficult. Objective This study aimed to examine the current COVID-19 vaccine booster hesitancy rate in Chinese adults as well as the dynamics of vaccine hesitancy and its influencing factors. The results of this study will have practical implications for policy responses in mainland China, and effective COVID-19 booster vaccination in specific populations. Methods The web-based survey was completed by creating questionnaires and using a stratified random sampling method to collect information from adults (≥18 years old) among 2556 households in 4 geographical regions of China. We collected sociodemographic information, health status, awareness of COVID-19 and its vaccine, self-perceptions, trust in medical staff and vaccine developers, and so on. The odds ratios and 95% CI for the statistical associations were estimated using logistic regression models. Results Overall, 6659 participants (females: n=3540, 53.2%; males: n=3119, 46.8%) responded. In total, 533 (8%; 95% CI 7.4%-8.7%) participants presented a clear hesitancy in receiving the COVID-19 booster vaccination, while 736 (11.1%; 95% CI 10.3%-11.8%) expressed hesitancy in regular booster vaccination. A higher prevalence of vaccine hesitancy in both booster vaccination and regular booster vaccination was observed among participants with a history of allergies, experiencing chronic disease, lower levels of public health prevention measures or susceptibility or benefits or self-efficiency, higher levels of severity or barriers, and lower trust in both medical staff and vaccine developers (P<.05). The females and participants with higher education levels, higher levels of barriers, lower levels of susceptibility, and lower trust in vaccine developers preferred to have attitudinal changes from acceptance to hesitancy, while people with higher education levels, lower self-report health conditions, experiencing chronic disease, history of allergies, and lower trust in medical staff and developers were all positively associated with constant COVID-19 booster hesitancy. Conclusions The prevalence of COVID-19 vaccine booster hesitancy is not high in mainland China. However, there is a slight increment in hesitancy on regular booster vaccination. Conducting targeted information guidance for people with higher education levels and chronic diseases, as well as improving accessibility to booster vaccination and increasing trust in medical staff and vaccine producers may be highly effective in reducing vaccine hesitancy.

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confidence: 86%

Dynamic Trends and Underlying Factors of COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Hesitancy in Adults: Cross-Sectional Observational Study

Wu,

Ma,

et al. 2023

JMIR Public Health Surveill

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“…Debunking in a pro-active approach misinformation cad increase vaccine uptake [ 27 ]. Recent data are refuting religiosity as a major driver of hesitancy in rather low socio-economical status communities [ 28 ] as opposed to increase of hesitancy in more financial stable but religious groups [ 29 ]. Gender-based and generation-based public health policies and communication are recommended because all previously listed factors are generating perception-bias related also to age and gender [ 30 ].…”

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Understanding vaccine hesitancy with PCV13 in children: Results of a survey in Shanghai, China

Ni¹,

Xu²,

Wang³

2023

PLoS ONE

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A questionnaire survey for parents of children under 5 years of age was conducted to analyze vaccine hesitancy with the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) in Shanghai, China. A total of 892 valid questionnaires were collected. Descriptive statistical methods, Chi-square test and effect size of Cohen were used. Among participants, 421 (48.8%) had children who had been vaccinated with PCV13 before the survey while 227 (26.73%) planned vaccination with PCV13 in the future. The main reasons for not receiving vaccination were the fear of adverse reactions (79, 26.7%), beyond vaccination age (69, 23.3%), and no need to vaccinate (44, 14.9%). Reducing vaccine hesitancy and increasing vaccination willingness can be achieved through health interventions, lower vaccine prices, and the adjustment of vaccination strategies.

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“…There was no link found between religiosity or practice of a major faith tradition and parental vaccine hesitancy among Latino Christian mothers in America, whereas vaccine hesitancy was common among Evangelical Christians in America [ 24 ]. In a survey conducted among 27 European countries, vaccine hesitancy was exhibited by 18% of the total participants (n = 42,583) who prayed daily and 11.9% of the participants who never prayed, showing that COVID-19 vaccine acceptance was higher in the people who never prayed [ 25 ]. In Bangladesh, COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among parents was more prevalent among the Muslim population than the non-Muslim population [ 26 ].…”

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Ethical Challenges Involved in COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates for Children: A Systematic Review

Alahmad

2023

Vaccines

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The new COVID-19 pandemic has affected day-to-day life, creating various ethical dilemmas. COVID-19 vaccination is seen as an effective way to halt the pandemic. Ethical challenges can arise when the vaccines are mandated for all ages, but more so when mandated for children. This systematic review discusses the pros and cons of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for children. The primary objective of this study is to summarize exclusively the various ethical conflicts, impacts, and requirements that arise as a result of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate laws on children. The secondary objective is to analyze the reasons for parents refusing to allow their children to be given the COVID-19 vaccine sand the effective strategies to increase vaccine uptake among children. The study involved a systematic review, identification of relevant literature and reviews following the PRISMA-ScR recommendations. The keywords ‘COVID-19 vaccine mandates on children’ were used to mine the literature from PubMed and WHO COVID-19 Research Database. Limitations placed on the original searches were: English language, humans, ethics, and children. Out of 529 studies, only 13 satisfied the selection criteria. The sample included studies with a wide, diverse range of methods, settings, research, authors, and journals. COVID-19 vaccine mandates on children need to be scrutinized. Implementing the COVID-19 vaccination drive in a scientific way is acceptable. As children are the fastest-growing population and have the highest life expectancy, it is important to take into account that the vaccines do not disturb their growth and development.

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Prayer frequency and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among older adults in Europe

Cited by 15 publications

References 50 publications

Dynamic Trends and Underlying Factors of COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Hesitancy in Adults: Cross-Sectional Observational Study

Dynamic Trends and Underlying Factors of COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Hesitancy in Adults: Cross-Sectional Observational Study

Understanding vaccine hesitancy with PCV13 in children: Results of a survey in Shanghai, China

Ethical Challenges Involved in COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates for Children: A Systematic Review

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