Vaccine hesitancy: the next challenge in the fight against COVID-19
By A. Dror, N. Eisenbach, S. Taiber, N. Morozov, Matti Mizrachi, Asaf Zigron, S. Srouji, E. Sela. European Journal of Epidemiology, 2020
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Vaccine hesitancy remains a barrier to full population inoculation against highly infectious diseases. Coincident with the rapid developments of COVID-19 vaccines globally, concerns about the safety of such a vaccine could contribute to vaccine hesitancy. We analyzed 1941 anonymous questionnaires completed by healthcare workers and members of the general Israeli population, regarding acceptance of a potential COVID-19 vaccine. Our results indicate that healthcare staff involved in the care of COVID-19 positive patients, and individuals considering themselves at risk of disease, were more likely to self-report acquiescence to COVID-19 vaccination if and when available. In contrast, parents, nurses, and medical workers not caring for SARS-CoV-2 positive patients expressed higher levels of vaccine hesitancy. Interventional educational campaigns targeted towards populations at risk of vaccine hesitancy are therefore urgently needed to combat misinformation and avoid low inoculation rates.
Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Health, Sociology and Political Science
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- Vaccine hesitancy in the era of COVID-19 (2021, neutral): “Dror, 2020 Israel March 2020 Survey - Healthcare personnel or general population 1941 COVID-19 n/r -”
- High Rates of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Its Association with Conspiracy Beliefs: A Study in Jordan and Kuwait among Other Arab Countries (2021, background): “However, a major hindrance to achieving proper vaccination and eventual herd immunity can be vaccine hesitancy among the general public [23].”
- COVID-19 Vaccination Hesitancy in the United States: A Rapid National Assessment (2021, background): “The Israeli study by Dror and colleagues also found that those who lost a job or were not working were significantly more likely to accept a COVID-19 vaccine than those who continued to work during the pandemic [7].”
- Confidence and Receptivity for COVID-19 Vaccines: A Rapid Systematic Review (2020, background): “[62] [Israel] 1941 Would you vaccine yourself for COVID-19? Yes/no 75% 25% Compared w/HCW.”
- COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Worldwide: A Concise Systematic Review of Vaccine Acceptance Rates (2021, background): “Dror et al [53] Israel March and April 2020 Yes 388 Doctors 78.”