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- Title
COVID-19 vaccination challenges: from fake news to vaccine hesitancy.
- Authors
Martins Silva, Gabriela; Rocha de Sousa, Antonia Aline; Maria Carreiro Almeida, Sabrina; Carvalho de Sá, Itamara; Rosane Barros, Fátima; Sousa Filho, José Edson Santana; Bezerra da Graça, José Mateus; de Souza Maciel, Nathanael; Silva de Araujo, Alex; Melo do Nascimento, Cidianna Emanuelly
- Abstract
This article aims to synthesize articles addressing fake news and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the context of public health. We conducted an integrative review of articles published in any language between 2019 and 2022 in journals indexed in the following databases: Latin American and the Caribbean Literature on Health Sciences, Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online, Scopus, Web of Science, and Embase. A critical analysis was performed, guided by the research question and objective of the review. Eleven articles were selected, the overwhelming majority of which were cross-sectional studies. The main factors related to vaccine take-up highlighted by the studies were gender, age, education level, political leanings, religion, trust in health authorities, and perceptions of side-effects and vaccine efficacy. The main obstacles to attaining optimal vaccination coverage were vaccine hesitancy and disinformation. All studies addressed the relationship between low vaccination intention and the use of social media as a source of information about SARS-CoV-2. It is necessary to build public trust in vaccine safety and efficacy. Promoting a better understanding of the benefits of COVID-19 vaccination is essential to combat vaccine hesitancy and improve vaccine take-up.
- Subjects
VACCINE hesitancy; VACCINATION; COVID-19 vaccines; FAKE news; LATIN American literature; VACCINATION coverage; VACCINE effectiveness; VACCINE safety; SOCIAL media
- Publication
Revista Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, 2023, Vol 28, Issue 3, p739
- ISSN
1413-8123
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/1413-81232023283.09862022EN