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- Title
Exploring Vaccine Hesitancy and Uptake during COVID-19: A Review of PM's Mann Ki Baat Dialogue.
- Authors
Dhawan, Veena; Dhandore, Suhas; Chakraborty, Ashish Birendra; Dhalaria, Pritu; Jethwaney, Jaishri; Singh, Ajeet Kumar
- Abstract
Public health programmes are interlinked and intertwined with communication, advocacy and social mobilisation for their success. The unprecedented situation created by COVID-19 brought a medical emergency all over the world, the like of which was probably not seen after the Spanish Flu outbreak, a century ago. First there seemed no solution in sight when tens of thousands of people lost their lives to the coronavirus in various countries, but when the vaccine arrived, there were, in general, doubts about its efficacy and safety. Indian scenario was not any different. When the government launched the vaccine in a campaign mode in January 2021, it was also battling with misperceptions and vaccine hesitancy. Prime Minister Narendra Modi took it upon himself to address the issue through his various addresses to the nation and his signature programme Mann ki Baat (MKB) on the radio. This review paper examines the empirical research on MKB coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic, the media multiplier impact of the MKB, people's voices through their engagement with various social media platforms, and what is the impact on vaccine uptake.
- Subjects
VACCINATION; EVALUATION of human services programs; COVID-19; ATTITUDE (Psychology); SOCIAL media; PUBLIC administration; PUBLIC health; VACCINE hesitancy; COMMUNICATION; DEATH; RADIO (Medium); COVID-19 pandemic; PATIENT safety
- Publication
Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2023, Vol 48, Issue 5, p644
- ISSN
0970-0218
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_248_23