Discrimination in COVID-19 vaccination programs – A possible risk for mental health

The associations between COVID-19 vaccination and psychological disorders among healthcare workers in China

“…These findings highlighted the association between COVID-19 vaccination and psychological health. Consistent with previous studies ( Ansari et al, 2021 ; Corace et al, 2016 ; Karlsson et al, 2019 ; Miles et al, 2020 ; Pandey et al, 2021 ; Prematunge et al, 2012 ), we supposed that healthcare workers with good mental health would be more willing to get vaccinated. Moreover, we speculated that vaccination could in turn boost the confidence of healthcare workers and alleviate their depressive, anxious, and stress symptoms in the post-COVID-19 era.…”

Adverse events following COVID-19 vaccination: A systematic review and meta-analysis

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has a remarkable negative impact on people’s lives, both at the individual and social levels. Since the pandemic has started many psychological, health and economic problems and health behaviour changes have resulted [5] , [6] , [7] , [8] . The pandemic is changing rapidly and strategies to maintain clinical preventive services, including immunization is required in order to avoid overloading health systems and their subsequent consequences [9] , [10] , [11] .…”