COVID-19 vaccination challenges: from fake news to vaccine hesitancy

Ciencia e Saude Coletiva

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Silva, Gabriela Martins¹  Sousa, Antonia Aline Rocha de²  Almeida, Sabrina Maria Carreiro³  Sá, Itamara Carvalho de³  Barros, Fátima Rosane⁴  Sousa Filho, José Edson Santana⁵  Graça, José Mateus Bezerra da⁶  Maciel, Nathanael de Souza⁷  Araujo, Alex Silva de⁸  Nascimento, Cidianna Emanuelly Melo do⁷ 

[1] Universidade Potiguar;Christus Faculdade do Piauí;Centro Universitário UNINTA;Universidade Federal do Piauí;Universidade Católica de Quixadá;Centro Universitário de Patos;Universidade Estadual do Ceará;Universidade Estadual do Maranhão

关键词: COVID-19;    Health education;    Disinformation;    Public health;    Vaccination;   

DOI  :  10.1590/1413-81232023283.09862022EN

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Associacao Brasileira de Pos - Graduacao em Saude Coletiva

【 摘 要 】

This article aims to synthesize articles addressing fake news and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the context of public health. We conducted an integrative review of articles published in any language between 2019 and 2022 in journals indexed in the following databases: Latin American and the Caribbean Literature on Health Sciences, Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online, Scopus, Web of Science, and Embase. A critical analysis was performed, guided by the research question and objective of the review. Eleven articles were selected, the overwhelming majority of which were cross-sectional studies. The main factors related to vaccine take-up highlighted by the studies were gender, age, education level, political leanings, religion, trust in health authorities, and perceptions of side-effects and vaccine efficacy. The main obstacles to attaining optimal vaccination coverage were vaccine hesitancy and disinformation. All studies addressed the relationship between low vaccination intention and the use of social media as a source of information about SARS-CoV-2. It is necessary to build public trust in vaccine safety and efficacy. Promoting a better understanding of the benefits of COVID-19 vaccination is essential to combat vaccine hesitancy and improve vaccine take-up.

【 授权许可】

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