Announcing the Lancet Commission on Vaccine Refusal, Acceptance, and Demand in the USA

Hotez, Peter J.; Cooney, Rebecca; Benjamin, Regina M.; Brewer, Noel T.; Buttenheim, Alison M.; Callaghan, Timothy; Caplan, Arthur L.; Carpiano, Richard M.; Clinton, Chelsea; DiResta, Renée; Elharake, Jad A.; Flowers, Lisa; Galvani, Alison P.; Lakshmanan, Rekha; Maldonado, Yvonne; McFadden, SarahAnn M.; Mello, Michelle M.; Opel, Douglas J.; Reiss, Dorit Rubinstein; Salmon, Daniel A.; Schwartz, Jason L.; Sharfstein, Joshua M.; Omer, Saad B.

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(21)00372-x

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“…Our results align with previous research that showed that low‐income groups and women are two of the most significant predictors of COVID‐19 vaccine uncertainty and refusal (the other two being noncompliance with COVID‐19 government guidelines and living with children) (Paul et al., 2021). The probable low health and informational literacy of these women leave them vulnerable to influence from family and friends, many sharing and promoting disinformation and conspiracy theories frequently shared by homegrown anti‐vaccine organizations (Hotez et al., 2021). There is also an evident lack of primary education about both COVID‐19 and vaccines, so women have no factual reference toward which new information can be contrasted or evaluated.…”

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COVID‐19 vaccine hesitancy among women leaving jails: A qualitative study

Geana

Anderson

Ramaswamy

2021

Public Health Nursing

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In many correctional facilities across the United States, COVID‐19 vaccine refusal rates are as high as 50%. Most women leaving jails have low SES, health literacy, and mistrust of governmental institutions, thus exacerbating existing health disparities and making women leaving jail vulnerable. Data from 25 interviews with recently released women suggest that interventions to promote vaccines to this population will have to address health education and mitigate mistrust, misinformation, and conspiracy theories.

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COVID‐19 vaccine hesitancy among women leaving jails: A qualitative study

Geana

Anderson

Ramaswamy

2021

Public Health Nursing

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“…These social listening results were similar to global survey studies [13,23], which showed that COVID-19 vaccine acceptance was higher in China, India, and Brazil but lower in the United States and the United Kingdom. Over the past decade, vaccine refusal has accelerated worldwide, and antivaccine activities have been amplified through political activities and social media [24]. The prevalent hesitancy toward COVID-19 vaccines could potentially lead to low vaccination coverage, which will further delay global control of the pandemic and societal and economic recovery.…”

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“…Although HICs can ensure the supply of COVID-19 vaccines, systemic racial and economic disparities have existed for a long time in many fields, including health care and vaccination. The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected low-income groups and communities of color [24]. Disparities in access to COVID-19 vaccines possibly still occur and may be a point of concern that needs to be addressed in HICs.…”

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Assessing COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy, Confidence and Public Engagement: A Global Social Listening Study

Hou

Tong

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Background: Monitoring public confidence and hesitancy is crucial for the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. Social media listening (infoveillance) can not only monitor public attitudes on COVID-19 vaccines but also assess the dissemination of and public engagement with these opinions.Objective: This study aims to assess global hesitancy, confidence, and public engagement toward COVID-19 vaccination. Methods: We collected posts mentioning the COVID-19 vaccine between June and July 2020 on Twitter from New York (United States), London (United Kingdom), Mumbai (India), and Sao Paulo (Brazil), and Sina Weibo posts from Beijing (China). In total, we manually coded 12,886 posts from the five global metropolises with high COVID-19 burdens, and after assessment, 7032 posts were included in the analysis. We manually double-coded these posts using a coding framework developed according to the World Health Organization's Confidence, Complacency, and Convenience model of vaccine hesitancy, and conducted engagement analysis to investigate public communication about COVID-19 vaccines on social media.

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“…There are several individual difference variables that could make college students and young adults hesitant towards the vaccines, including mistrust in authorities and research (e.g., with regard to the rapid vaccine development, negative side effects, and other adverse event [ 22 ]), belief in conspiracy theories, and lack of trust in government [ 23 ]. Moreover, lower vaccine acceptance was detected in female and individuals younger in age [ 8 , 10 , 24 , 25 ].…”

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Factors Affecting Hesitancy to mRNA and Viral Vector COVID-19 Vaccines among College Students in Italy

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Vaccine hesitancy (VH) may be significant in jeopardizing efforts to mass containment of COVID-19. A cross-sectional survey was carried out on a sample of 2667 Italian college students, before the COVID-19 vaccines became available for this age group (from 7 May to 31 May 2021). An online survey was created to obtain information about socio-demographic, health-related, and psychological factors linked to mRNA and viral vector COVID-19 vaccines. Statistically significant higher VH (30.4%) and vaccine resistance (12.2%) rates were found for viral vector than mRNA COVID-19 vaccines (7.2% and 1.0%, respectively; p < 0.001). Factors related to viral vector VH were partially different from those related to mRNA VH. Students with greater endorsement on conspiracy statements and negative attitudes toward the vaccine had higher odds of being vaccine-hesitant or -resistant. Students who had received a previous COVID-19 test and who scored higher on the agreeableness personality dimension had lower odds to be vaccine-hesitant or -resistant. The willingness to choose the vaccine was related to the viral vector but not to the mRNA VH. Taking into consideration the factors involved in vaccine hesitancy/resistance in college students could represent a key public health strategy to increase vaccine coverage and reduce viral spreading.

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Announcing the Lancet Commission on Vaccine Refusal, Acceptance, and Demand in the USA

Cited by 27 publications

References 17 publications

COVID‐19 vaccine hesitancy among women leaving jails: A qualitative study

COVID‐19 vaccine hesitancy among women leaving jails: A qualitative study

Assessing COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy, Confidence and Public Engagement: A Global Social Listening Study

Factors Affecting Hesitancy to mRNA and Viral Vector COVID-19 Vaccines among College Students in Italy

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