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

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.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:28

Enthalten in:

Ciencia & saude coletiva - 28(2023), 3 vom: 03. März, Seite 739-748

Sprache:

Portugiesisch

Weiterer Titel:

Desafios da imunização contra COVID-19 na saúde pública: das fake news à hesitação vacinal

Beteiligte Personen:

Silva, Gabriela Martins [VerfasserIn]
Sousa, Antonia Aline Rocha de [VerfasserIn]
Almeida, Sabrina Maria Carreiro [VerfasserIn]
Sá, Itamara Carvalho de [VerfasserIn]
Barros, Fátima Rosane [VerfasserIn]
Sousa Filho, José Edson Santana [VerfasserIn]
Graça, José Mateus Bezerra da [VerfasserIn]
Maciel, Nathanael de Souza [VerfasserIn]
Araujo, Alex Silva de [VerfasserIn]
Nascimento, Cidianna Emanuelly Melo do [VerfasserIn]

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COVID-19 Vaccines
Journal Article
Review

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Date Completed 10.03.2023

Date Revised 10.03.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1590/1413-81232023283.09862022

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM353945854