Article
Communication
Romitesh Kant, Rufino Varea, Jason Titifanue
Summary: Digital media offers opportunities for public engagement with health issues but also facilitates the spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories. During the COVID-19 pandemic, anti-vaccine accounts online have contributed to vaccine hesitancy. The pandemic has shown to be not just a global health crisis, but also an infodemic filled with conspiracy theories.
PACIFIC JOURNALISM REVIEW
(2021)
Article
Immunology
Ann Marie R. Hess, Colin T. Waters, Elizabeth A. Jacobs, Kerri L. Barton, Kathleen M. Fairfield
Summary: This study aimed to identify factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, including sources of information. The results showed that younger individuals who had less trust in government information were more likely to be vaccine hesitant, but they sought advice from primary care physicians. They expressed concerns about vaccine efficacy, side effects, and the speed of vaccine development.
Article
Immunology
Veronica Israel-Turim, Valentina Laferrara, Ana Regina Rego, Josep Lluis Mico-Sanz
Summary: This research analyzes publications about the COVID-19 vaccine in Catholic online media. The results show that most publications are informative with neutral headlines, but opinion articles have negative headlines. Many opinion authors and sources cited are from the religious sphere. Additionally, 35% of the publications relate the vaccine to the issue of abortion.
Article
Biology
Vincenza Granata, Roberta Fusco, Sergio Venanzio Setola, Roberta Galdiero, Carmine Picone, Francesco Izzo, Roberta D'Aniello, Vittorio Miele, Roberta Grassi, Roberto Grassi, Antonella Petrillo
Summary: In this study, ultrasound findings of lymphadenopathy after BNT162b2 Pfizer vaccine were assessed, revealing various features such as eccentric cortical thickening, wide echogenic hilum, oval shape, and asymmetry. The most common presentation was eccentric cortical thickening with wide echogenic hilum and oval shape.
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Luigi Roberto Biasio, Guglielmo Bonaccorsi, Chiara Lorini, Sergio Pecorelli
Summary: The study shows that people have positive perceptions of future COVID-19 vaccines, which are related to their vaccine literacy levels. The research also confirms that web surveys are an effective method to evaluate and track attitudes during infectious disease outbreaks.
HUMAN VACCINES & IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS
(2021)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Fadia Dib, Philippe Mayaud, Pierre Chauvin, Odile Launay
Summary: With the rise of the infodemic era, enhancing health literacy and media literacy is crucial in combating the negative impact of online misinformation on vaccine uptake.
HUMAN VACCINES & IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS
(2022)
Review
Immunology
Piotr Rzymski, Leszek Borkowski, Marcin Drag, Robert Flisiak, Jacek Jemielity, Jacek Krajewski, Agnieszka Mastalerz-Migas, Andrzej Matyja, Krzysztof Pyrc, Krzysztof Simon, Michal Sutkowski, Jacek Wysocki, Joanna Zajkowska, Andrzej Fal
Summary: COVID-19 vaccinations are about to begin or are already ongoing in various countries, but there is a loud response from anti-vaccine communities manipulating public opinion. It is crucial to go beyond traditional campaigns promoting vaccines, by communicating scientific information effectively, combating fake news, and ensuring accurate messaging from influencers like celebrities and politicians to promote vaccination and combat misinformation.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Justin Stoler, Casey A. Klofstad, Adam M. Enders, Joseph E. Uscinski
Summary: This study assessed various correlates of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy using US survey data. Belief in misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines was found to be the strongest correlate. Political beliefs explained more vaccine hesitancy after excluding belief in COVID-19 vaccine misinformation.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2022)
Review
Biology
Emily K. Vraga, Sonya S. Brady, Chloe Gansen, Euna Mehnaz Khan, Sarah L. Bennis, Madalyn Nones, Rongwei Tang, Jaideep Srivastava, Shalini Kulasingam
Summary: Vaccine hesitancy is a threat to global health, particularly for HPV vaccines, and it is unclear if there is a link between COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and cancer vaccines. There is an urgent need for research to understand the impact of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation and disinformation on cancer vaccine uptake.
Letter
Surgery
Aneesh A. Chand
Summary: Taking individual precautions, adhering to social distancing, and waiting for the successful rollout of COVID-19 vaccines have proven effective in reducing SARS-CoV-2 virus infection and mortality rates during the pandemic. This letter to editor discusses the challenges of COVID-19 vaccination rollout and digital platforms in Fiji.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Han Zheng, Xiaohui Wang, Yi-Hui Huang
Summary: Online health information is crucial in pandemics, and understanding the process of how different information behaviors are related is important. This study proposes an interaction model that theorizes relationships among online information scanning, misinformation exposure, misinformation elaboration, information sharing, and information avoidance. Through a two-wave panel survey in Hong Kong during the COVID-19 pandemic, it was found that online information scanning directly influenced misinformation exposure and information sharing, but not information avoidance. Additionally, misinformation exposure was related to both information sharing and information avoidance. Misinformation elaboration played a moderating role in catalyzing appropriate information behaviors. The findings have implications for interventions in crisis information management on the Internet.
COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Eleftheria Vasileiou, Colin R. Simpson, Ting Shi, Steven Kerr, Utkarsh Agrawal, Ashley Akbari, Stuart Bedston, Jillian Beggs, Declan Bradley, Antony Chuter, Simon de Lusignan, Annemarie B. Docherty, David Ford, F. D. Richard Hobbs, Mark Joy, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi, James Marple, Colin McCowan, Dylan McGagh, Jim McMenamin, Emily Moore, Josephine L. K. Murray, Jiafeng Pan, Lewis Ritchie, Syed Ahmar Shah, Sarah Stock, Fatemeh Torabi, Ruby S. M. Tsang, Rachael Wood, Mark Woolhouse, Chris Robertson, Aziz Sheikh
Summary: The study in Scotland found that the first doses of the BNT162b2 mRNA and ChAdOx1 vaccines were associated with substantial reductions in the risk of COVID-19 hospital admission, with vaccine effectiveness ranging from 88% to 91% at 28-34 days post-vaccination.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Bridget Lockyer, Shahid Islam, Aamnah Rahman, Josie Dickerson, Kate Pickett, Trevor Sheldon, John Wright, Rosemary McEachan, Laura Sheard
Summary: COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is influenced by safety concerns, negative stories, and personal knowledge. Participants who felt confused, distressed, and mistrusting about their social worlds during the pandemic were less positive about a vaccine. It is important to understand the relationship between misinformation spread and emotional reactions in order to counter vaccine hesitancy effectively.
HEALTH EXPECTATIONS
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Zainab Zaidi, Mengbin Ye, Fergus Samon, Abdisalan Jama, Binduja Gopalakrishnan, Chenhao Gu, Shanika Karunasekera, Jamie Evans, Yoshihisa Kashima
Summary: This study provides a comprehensive analysis of the conversation surrounding COVID-19 vaccines on Twitter. It found that there were more pro-vaccine tweets than anti-vaccine tweets. Pro-vaccine tweets mainly focused on vaccine development, while anti-vaccine tweets covered a wide range of topics, including opposition to vaccine mandates and concerns about safety. Although some anti-vaccine tweets expressed genuine concerns, there was also a significant amount of misinformation. Most tweets came from users who posted both pro-vaccine and anti-vaccine content.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Immunology
Tara Zimmerman, Kristina Shiroma, Kenneth R. Fleischmann, Bo Xie, Chenyan Jia, Nitin Verma, Min Kyung Lee
Summary: COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is a significant public health challenge, and misinformation surrounding COVID-19 seems to be contributing to the hesitation. However, the relationship between misinformation and hesitancy is complex and relatively understudied.
