Addressing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

Drugs in Context

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George Kassianos¹  Joan Puig-Barberà³  Hannah Dinse⁴  Martin Teufel⁴  Özlem Türeci⁵  Shanti Pather⁵ 

[1] Royal College of General Practitioners;The British Global and Travel Health Association;Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunidad Valenciana;University of Duisburg-Essen, Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, LVR University Hospital;BioNTech SE

关键词: boosters;    coronavirus;    COVID-19;    hesitancy;    infectious disease;    public health;    SARS-CoV-2;    vaccination;   

DOI  :  10.7573/dic.2021-12-3

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: C S F Medical Communications Ltd.

【 摘 要 】

Immunization programmes have been globally recognized as one of the most successful medical interventions against infectious diseases. Despite the proven efficacy and safety profiles of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines, there are still a substantial number of people who express vaccine hesitancy. Factors that influence vaccine decision-making are heterogenous, complex, and context specific and may be caused or amplified by uncontrolled online information or misinformation. With respect to COVID-19, the recent emergence of novel variants of concern that give rise to milder disease also drives vaccine hesitancy. Healthcare professionals remain one of the most trusted groups to advise and provide information to those ambivalent about COVID-19 vaccination and should be equipped with adequate resources and information as well as practical guidance to empower them to effectively discuss concerns. This article seeks to summarize the currently available information to address the most common concerns regarding COVID-19 vaccination.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC-ND