The Emotional Epidemiology of H1N1 Influenza Vaccination

Ofri, Danielle

doi:10.1056/nejmp0911047

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“…Particularly for incidents where the health threat comes from a novel pathogen or chemical, uncertainty about the threat, conflicting messages from experts and the media and confusing terminology or jargon can all result in increased levels of fear among members of the public 15 . Reducing uncertainty through the provision of clear information is therefore seen as important in its own right 6 and may also help to increase uptake of recommended protective behaviours 5 , 16 …”

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New Influenza A/H1N1 (“Swine Flu”): information needs of airport passengers and staff

Dickmann

Rubin

Gaber

et al. 2010

Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses

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Please cite this paper as: Dickmann et al. (2010) New Influenza A/H1N1 (“Swine Flu”): information needs of airport passengers and staff. . Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses 5(1), 39–46. Background Airports are the entrances of infectious diseases. Particularly at the beginning of an outbreak, information and communication play an important role to enable the early detection of signs or symptoms and to encourage passengers to adopt appropriate preventive behaviour to limit the spread of the disease. Objectives To determine the adequacy of the information provided to airport passengers and staff in meeting their information needs in relation to their concerns. Methods At the start of the influenza A/H1N1 epidemic (29–30 April 2009), qualitative semi‐structured interviews (N = 101) were conducted at Frankfurt International Airport with passengers who were either returning from or going to Mexico and with airport staff who had close contact with these passengers. Interviews focused on knowledge about swine flu, information needs and fear or concern about the outbreak. Results The results showed that a desire for more information was associated with higher concern – the least concerned participants did not want any additional information, while the most concerned participants reported a range of information needs. Airport staff in contact with passengers travelling from the epicentre of the outbreak showed the highest levels of fear or concern, coupled with a desire to be adequately briefed by their employer. Conclusions Our results suggest that information strategies should address not only the exposed or potentially exposed but also groups that feel at risk. Identifying what information these different passenger and staff groups wish to receive will be an important task in any future infectious disease outbreak.

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confidence: 99%

New Influenza A/H1N1 (“Swine Flu”): information needs of airport passengers and staff

Dickmann

Rubin

Gaber

et al. 2010

Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses

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“…13 When children were dying of H1N1 influenza, and vaccine was in short supply, parents camped out on the steps of public health clinics to get vaccine for their children. 14 When disease is common and deadly, parents want their children to be immunized.…”

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A 6-Month-Old With Vaccine-Hesitant Parents

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Many primary care pediatricians find vaccine hesitancy to be one of the most frustrating situations that they face. Parents who refuse to vaccinate their children implicitly call into question an intervention that most pediatricians see as one of the safest and most effective health care interventions of all time. Many pediatricians respond by refusing to care for children whose parents refuse vaccines, and some may consider that the parent’s refusal warrants referral to child protective services. We present a case in which a pediatrician faces this dilemma, with responses from pediatricians in academia and private practice.

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“…We postulate that doctors accept more easily the rationale of evidence-based data. Emotional arguments [15] and fear about the severity of the upcoming disease as reasons for higher vaccine uptake was likely, since the highest rates of the seasonal influenza vaccination were observed during the avian influenza and the H1N1 influenza years; further evidence comes from the H1N1 vaccine data, which were clearly the highest ever. The H1N1 rates (33% of the professionals with patient contacts) approach the hypothesized aim of 40% more closely.…”

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