[Re: https://www.hifa.org/dgroups-rss/lancet-profiling-vaccine-attitudes-and-... ]
This very interesting article shows that, contrary to common belief, COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy has been very limited. The authors show that in England it averaged 3.3% in 2021-22. Moreover, about half of the “vaccine-hesitant” people changed their minds and got vaccinated. This leaves fewer than 2% of people who refused vaccination, which is an especially low level. Misinformation on COVID-19 vaccines has obviously had a very little impact. This study confirms the findings of a study I conducted on 46 countries, which shows that there is no association between misinformation exposure and COVID-19 vaccine uptake (The difference between COVID-19 vaccine intent and uptake is not associated with exposure to misinformation). This doesn’t mean that the efforts to provide accurate information, such as those from HIFA, are not necessary, but rather shows that they have a positive effect, counterbalancing misinformation. Let us see it as an encouragement to promote good public health communication.
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HIFA profile: Bernard Seytre is a Consultant at BNSCommunication in France. Professional interests: Health communication and education. seytre AT bnscom.fr