Sick as a dog? The prevalence, politicization, and health policy consequences of canine vaccine hesitancy (CVH)

Motta, Matt; Motta, Gabriella; Stecula, Dominik

doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.08.059

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“…Matt Motta and coauthors recently studied “canine vaccine hesitancy” (CVH), a rising distrust among dog owners regarding long-established vaccines against rabies [ 107 ]. Their 2023 survey of 2,200 US adults found surprisingly high levels of doubts and non-vaccination, with concerns borrowed from misinformation about human vaccines.…”

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Trumpism, climate and COVID: Social bases of the new science rejection

Hamilton

2024

PLoS ONE

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Although the hazards posed by greenhouse warming and COVID-19 are quite different, diagnosis and mitigation prospects for both depend heavily on science. Unfortunately, the reality of both threats has been subject to politicized science rejection in the US, making these deadly problems less tractable. There are substantial parallels between the two cases of science rejection, including common rhetoric and conservative political leadership. Survey research has reached widely-replicated conclusions regarding the social bases of climate-change perceptions. Corresponding studies of COVID-19 perceptions have found some political commonalities, but less agreement on other details. Here, we address this gap using generalized structural equation modeling (GSEM) and 2021 US survey data to make direct comparisons between the social bases of rejecting the reality of anthropogenic climate change (ACC) and rejecting COVID-19 vaccination. Trumpism, operationalized from approval of ex-president Trump, is viewed as an intervening variable that influences both types of science rejection. Trumpism itself is predicted by age, race, evangelical religion, ideology, and receptivity to seemingly non-political conspiracy beliefs. Considering direct as well as indirect effects (through Trumpism), climate change and vaccine rejection are similarly predicted by white and evangelical identity, conspiracism, and by education×ideology and friends×party interactions. The finding that Trumpism exacerbates science rejection could also apply to other science- and expertise-related topics unrelated to climate and COVID. These results invite broader comparisons across topics, with analogous movements in other countries, and continued tracking as US Trumpism evolves beyond Trump.

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Trumpism, climate and COVID: Social bases of the new science rejection

Hamilton

2024

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“…From a broader perspective, these findings raise further concerns about spillover effects into other domains related to vaccination and public health. 22 , 23 …”

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Assessing past and future COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the United States in light of federal policy changes

Haeder

2023

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Vaccinations provide an effective solution against the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Using a national survey (n = 3958), this study explored vaccination hesitancy for various COVID-19 vaccines and boosters, including the newly released annual vaccine for fall and winter 2023–2024. It also assessed support for federal funding for COVID-19 testing, vaccinations, and treatment. Consistent correlates of past vaccination refusal were perceptions of vaccines as safe and important, previous COVID-19 tests, concern about COVID-19, having voted for President Trump, higher religiosity, being liberal, trust in health institutions, health insurance status, and education. Other predictors showed inconsistent results across the various stages. Drivers of vaccination refusal were concerns about vaccine safety and side effects, perceived lack of information, and having previously contracted COVID-19. Intention to vaccinate was associated with concerns about COVID-19, liberalism, and trust in health institutions. Other factors were intermittently significant. We found consistent support for federal funding for those concerned about COVID-19, those concerned about the effectiveness of existing vaccines, those with trust in health institutions, those who thought vaccines are important, women, and those with lower levels of education. Opposition came from conservatives and Trump voters.

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“…Likewise, vaccines reduce morbidity and mortality in pets, help prevent diseases that generate high economic costs for treatment for owners [ 23 ], prevent infectious diseases in wildlife [ 24 ], generate herd immunity among animals in the community, increase the life expectancy of pets [ 25 ], and decrease the economic costs of addressing outbreaks of vaccine-preventable infectious diseases [ 26 ]. However, the rise of canine vaccination hesitancy constitutes a severe public health threat [ 27 ]. Due to disinformation and misinformation, Costa Rica faces this challenge, too.…”

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Enhancing community health: Veterinary services for underserved areas in Costa Rica with a One Health Approach

Rojas-Sanchez,

Pereira-Mora,

Vega-Benavides

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One Health

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Sick as a dog? The prevalence, politicization, and health policy consequences of canine vaccine hesitancy (CVH)

Cited by 9 publications

References 11 publications

Trumpism, climate and COVID: Social bases of the new science rejection

Trumpism, climate and COVID: Social bases of the new science rejection

Assessing past and future COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the United States in light of federal policy changes

Enhancing community health: Veterinary services for underserved areas in Costa Rica with a One Health Approach

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