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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Miguel Angel Gonzalez-Block, Juan Arroyo-Laguna, Berenice Rodriguez-Zea, Blanca Estela Pelcastre-Villafuerte, Emilio Gutierrez-Calderon, Sandra Patricia Diaz-Portillo, Esteban Puentes-Rosas, Elsa Sarti
Summary: In Peru, influenza vaccination coverage has been decreasing, especially among older adults and adults with risk factors. Factors affecting vaccination hesitancy include confidence, complacency, and convenience, with complacency being the most prominent issue. Communication strategies to increase vaccine safety and effectiveness perceptions are crucial for improving vaccination uptake in Peru.
HUMAN VACCINES & IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Naveen Siddique Sheikh, Mumtaz Touseef, Riddah Sultan, Kanwal Hassan Cheema, Sidra Shafiq Cheema, Afia Sarwar, Haniya Zainab Siddique
Summary: This study aimed to explore the determinants of vaccine hesitancy among the Pakistani population. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 421 participants. The results showed that non-healthcare workers were more likely to hesitate in getting vaccinated, and low practice of standard operating procedure was the strongest contributor to vaccine hesitancy. For healthcare workers, moderate confidence and convenience were the main factors influencing vaccine hesitancy. Increasing confidence, convenience, and educating the general population about the vaccine could help reduce vaccine hesitancy.
Review
Immunology
Natacha Pinatel, Catherine Plotton, Bruno Pozzetto, Xavier Gocko
Summary: This study aimed to assess determinants of influenza vaccine hesitancy in the nurse's community. The findings revealed that concerns about vaccine effectiveness and adverse effects, misconceptions about immunology, preferences for alternative preventive measures over vaccines, and issues with healthcare access were the main factors influencing nurses' vaccine hesitancy.
Article
Immunology
Miguel Angel Gonzalez-Block, Emilio Gutierrez-Calderon, Elsa Sarti
Summary: Confidence in the vaccine and complacency regarding COVID-19 risks play an important role in vaccine acceptance in Mexico City, particularly among healthy adults. The perception of risk regarding COVID-19 is more important than confidence in vaccine safety and effectiveness.
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Immunology
Fanxing Du, Tracey Chantler, Mark R. Francis, Fiona Yueqian Sun, Xuan Zhang, Kaiyi Han, Lance Rodewald, Hongjie Yu, Shiyi Tu, Heidi Larson, Zhiyuan Hou
Summary: This study in China investigated the associations between vaccination information sources and vaccine confidence or hesitancy. The majority of caregivers had multiple sources, with professional, media, and peers being the most common. Caregivers who received information from professional sources were more confident in vaccine safety, while those who relied on media sources were more hesitant.
Article
Immunology
Xiaoning Zhang, Yuqing Guo, Qiong Zhou, Zaixiang Tan, Junli Cao
Summary: This study identified pathways from conspiracy beliefs to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in China, showing direct and indirect effects on vaccine hesitancy through medical mistrust, confidence, complacency, and knowledge of vaccines. Both direct and indirect pathways were recognized as intervention targets to reduce COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Phyllis Lun, Ke Ning, Yishan Wang, Tiffany S. W. Ma, Francis P. Flores, Xiao Xiao, Mythily Subramaniam, Edimansyah Abdin, Linwei Tian, Tim K. Tsang, Kathy Leung, Joseph T. Wu, Benjamin J. Cowling, Gabriel M. Leung, Michael Y. Ni
Summary: This study tracks COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and uptake in Hong Kong and Singapore, and finds that trust in health authorities is crucial in overcoming vaccine hesitancy. Additionally, the study finds that workplace vaccine mandates and vaccine passes can significantly increase daily vaccination appointments.
Article
Immunology
Jiangbo Fan, Xi Wang, Shuai Du, Ayan Mao, Haiping Du, Wuqi Qiu
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has posed significant challenges to global public health security, and vaccination through public health interventions has been recognized as crucial. However, mistrust plays a major role in vaccine hesitancy, thus impeding the widespread acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines. This paper aims to discuss the key issues and the role of trust in promoting the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines and implementing effective policies.
Article
Immunology
Ursula C. Patel, Thomas Schultz, Justin Schmidt
Summary: The study aimed to determine the association between receiving the COVID-19 vaccination and subsequent acceptance of the influenza vaccination in a Veteran population. The results showed that individuals who received the COVID-19 vaccination had significantly higher odds of receiving the influenza vaccination, indicating that COVID-19 vaccination may increase willingness to receive the influenza vaccine.
Review
Immunology
F. L. Bender, W. Rief, M. Wilhelm
Summary: This study investigated the solicited adverse events reported in placebo groups following seasonal influenza vaccination. The results showed significant effect sizes of proportions for solicited adverse events, indicating substantial nocebo responses after vaccination. This highlights the importance of addressing fear of side effects to reduce vaccine hesitancy.
Article
Immunology
Giorgia Alderotti, Martina Felicia Corvo, Primo Buscemi, Lorenzo Stacchini, Duccio Giorgetti, Chiara Lorini, Guglielmo Bonaccorsi, Maria Jose Caldes Pinilla, Vieri Lastrucci
Summary: This study explores the challenges and communication strategies faced by COVID-19 vaccinators through interviews. Four main themes emerged: attitudes towards vaccination, barriers and promoters of vaccine uptake, information-seeking behaviors, and communication strategies for dealing with hesitancy. The findings help to characterize public attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination and provide important communication principles and strategies to foster vaccine confidence.
Article
Immunology
Phiona Nalubega, Emilie Karafillakis, Lydia Atuhaire, Pamela Akite, Flavia Zalwango, Tracey Chantler, Madeleine Cochet, Janet Seeley, Kirsty Le Doare
Summary: The study found that pregnant women, community leaders, and some healthcare workers have limited knowledge of maternal immunization, with confusion over vaccine concepts. Many pregnant women do not receive vaccines due to mistrust of the government, reliance on traditional medicine, religious beliefs, fear of side effects, and logistical issues. The key facilitators of maternal vaccination include a desire to prevent diseases, positive influences from healthcare workers, and information about vaccine side effects.
Article
Immunology
Amelia M. Jamison, Rajiv N. Rimal, Rohini Ganjoo, Julia Burleson, Neil Alperstein, Ananya Bhaktaram, Paola Pascual-Ferra, Satyanarayan Mohanty, Manoj Parida, Sidharth Rath, Eleanor Kluegel, Peter Z. Orton, Daniel J. Barnett
Summary: Vaccination hesitancy is a barrier to India's efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic. Manipulating message appeal, tone, and source can influence beliefs about vaccines and vaccination. Humor was found to reduce negative beliefs about vaccines, while collectivism and protagonist gender had no effect. It is recommended to use humor appropriately and focus on the outcomes of vaccination.
Article
Immunology
Sachiko Ozawa, Holly B. Schuh, Tomoka Nakamura, Tatenda T. Yemeke, Yi-Fang Ashley Lee, Noni E. Macdonald
Summary: Resilience in vaccination demand is crucial in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, where there is timid demand for vaccines and reduced uptake of routine immunizations. The Vaccination Demand Resilience (VDR) framework highlights the complexity of vaccination demand and offers interventions to improve vaccination resilience. Interventions such as information, education, incentives, and provider communications can help address incongruences in individuals' attitudes, behaviors, and vaccination status.
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mohammad S. Razai, Rania Mansour, Lucy Goldsmith, Samuel Freeman, Charlotte Mason-Apps, Pahalavi Ravindran, Pavan Kooner, Sima Berendes, Joan Morris, Azeem Majeed, Michael Ussher, Sally Hargreaves, Pippa Oakeshott
Summary: This systematic review examines interventions to increase COVID-19, influenza, and pertussis vaccination rates during pregnancy. The results show that interventions have a small effect on increasing influenza vaccination, but no clear benefit for pertussis vaccination. Strategies targeting patients, providers, and policies can help improve vaccine uptake.
JOURNAL OF TRAVEL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Miguel Angel Gonzalez-Block, Juan Arroyo-Laguna, Berenice Rodriguez-Zea, Blanca Estela Pelcastre-Villafuerte, Emilio Gutierrez-Calderon, Sandra Patricia Diaz-Portillo, Esteban Puentes-Rosas, Elsa Sarti
Summary: In Peru, influenza vaccination coverage has been decreasing, especially among older adults and adults with risk factors. Factors affecting vaccination hesitancy include confidence, complacency, and convenience, with complacency being the most prominent issue. Communication strategies to increase vaccine safety and effectiveness perceptions are crucial for improving vaccination uptake in Peru.
HUMAN VACCINES & IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Miguel Angel Gonzalez-Block, Emilio Gutierrez-Calderon, Blanca Estela Pelcastre-Villafuerte, Juan Arroyo-Laguna, Yamila Comes, Pedro Crocco, Andrea Fachel-Leal, Laura Noboa, Daniela Riva-Knauth, Berenice Rodriguez-Zea, Monica Ruoti, Elsa Sarti, Esteban Puentes-Rosas
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Miguel Angel Gonzalez Block, Sandra Patricia Diaz Portillo, Hortensia Reyes Morales, Joel Rodriguez Saldana, Emilio Gutierrez Calderon
Summary: The study identified that while 49% of adult beneficiaries are screened for diabetes by the Mexican Institute of Social Insurance, only 26% of diagnosed patients proceed to confirmation. Among patients, 90% receive medication but only 63% of those requiring insulin actually get it. The overall quality of care indicator only reached 37% of its potential.
PRIMARY CARE DIABETES
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Julio Cesar Montanez-Hernandez, Sandra Patricia Diaz-Portillo, German Guerra, Hortensia Reyes-Morales
Summary: The study aimed to describe the socioeconomic characteristics and job conditions of medical personnel in Mexico. The findings revealed that physicians have relatively stable employment in the public sector, while in the private sector, specifically in medical offices, female physicians are more likely to face precarious employment.
CADERNOS DE SAUDE PUBLICA
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Miguel Angel Gonzalez-Block, Sandra Patricia Diaz Portillo, Juan Arroyo Laguna, Yamila Comes, Pedro Crocco, Andrea Fachel-Leal, Laura Noboa, Daniela Riva Knauth, Berenice Rodriguez-Zea, Monica Ruoti, Elsa Sarti, Esteban Puentes
Summary: This study examines national influenza vaccination programs in South American countries and explores how they address vaccine confidence and convenience, as well as complacency towards the disease. The study finds that while the programs have effectively addressed issues related to vaccine supply, there is still room for improvement in addressing confidence and complacency issues.
CADERNOS DE SAUDE PUBLICA
(2022)