Vaccine Hesitancy and Misinformation

Vaccine Hesitancy and Misinformation
Background of the Study

COVID-19 vaccines may provide a way out of the pandemic, but initial research reveals that many people
are resistant to vaccination. Vaccine hesitancy is thought to have been worsened by an increase in the
transmission of misinformation. To maximize usage, it's crucial to understand why misinformation has
been able to gain hold at this time and why it may constitute a greater threat in particular situations.
Preliminary Literature Review
The goal of this systematic review is to discover, describe, and evaluate the efficacy of vaccination
hesitancy measures that have been implemented and assessed across the country various global contexts.
Problem Statement
Vaccine hesitancy plays an important role in the decreasing rates of vaccination and is considered by the
World Health Organizaotion as a top ten global threat to public health. Online vaccine misinformation is
present in news outlets, websites, and social media, and its rapid and extensive dissemination is aided by
artificial intelligence (AI). In combating online misinformation, public health experts, the medical
community, and lay vaccination advocates can correct false statements using language that appeal to
those who are undecided about vaccination. As the gatekeepers to online information, they can implement
and enforce policy that limits or bans vaccinoe misinformation on their platforms.
Advocacy Vision and Scope
In many nations or religions, vaccination hesitancy is a significant barrier to the uptake of the COVID-19
vaccine. Vaccine hesitancy is also a major public health hazard, as refusal of the COVID-19 vaccine
reduces the likelihood of protection and may extend the pandemic. Vaccine hesitancy is especially
concerning among health care personnel, including doctors and nurses, as well as those who provide
indirect care and services, such as assistants, laboratory technicians, and even medical waste handlers.
HCWs are not only more likely to contract and transmit disease, but they also have a potentially
tremendous influence on patient vaccination decisions. Many people are afraid of getting vaccinated
because they believe the vaccines will contain or transmit diseases to them, similar to what occurred to
the innocent children who died after receiving the dengvaxia vaccine. The goal of our advocacy is to
willingly educate people's minds to be vaccinated. We will make them understand that the COVID-19
vaccines can keep them from being unwell, that the COVID-19 vaccines do not contain live coronavirus,
and that getting vaccinated cannot and will not result in COVID-19 infection. And, in particular, we will
inform them that COVID-19 vaccinations were asserted swiftly, but were thoroughly tested for safety.
Advocacy Management
Covid-19 vaccines aims to ease the covid cases around the world, There are various types of covid
vaccines such as; Pfizer, sinovac, astrazaneca, moderna, sputnik V and more. The world health
organization recently allowed the vaccination of children that are 5 to 11 years old which is also a big
help considering that most of the children are vulnerable to this disease. It is my social responsibility as a
Filipino citizen to be able to aid and be empathetic with people in need during this difficult time. I support
the government's choice as long as strong quarantine and restricted measures are implemented and
incoming OFWs follow proper health regulations.
References
Understanding COVID-19 misinformation and vaccine hesitancy in context: Findings from a qualitative
study involving citizens in Bradford, UK- https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/hex.13240o
Vaccine- www.elsevier.com/locate/vaccine
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy—A Scoping Review of Literature in High-Income Countries-
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/9/8/900/htm
Four reasons for COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among health care workers, and ways to counter them-
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/countering_vaccine_hesitancy.html
Understanding How COVID-19 Vaccines Work- https://tinyurl.com/yc2f9ucx

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