Ullah I, Khan K S, Tahir M J, Ahmed A, Harapan H
Kabir Medical College, Gandhara University, Peshawar 25000, Pakistan.
Undergraduate Research Organization, Dhaka 1342, Bangladesh.
Vacunas. 2021 May-Aug;22(2):93-97. doi: 10.1016/j.vacun.2021.01.001. Epub 2021 Mar 11.
The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is one of the international crises and researchers are working collaboratively to develop a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine. The World Health Organization recognizes vaccine hesitancy as the world's top threat to public health safety, particularly in low middle-income countries. Vaccine hesitancy can be due to a lack of knowledge, false religious beliefs, or anti-vaccine misinformation. The current situation regarding anti-vaccine beliefs is pointing towards dreadful outcomes. It raises the concern that will people believe and accept the new COVID-19 vaccines despite all anti-vaccine movements and COVID-19-related myths and conspiracy theories. This review discusses the possible detrimental impacts of myths and conspiracy theories related to COVID-19 and vaccine on COVID-19 vaccine refusals as well as other vaccine programs.
当前的2019冠状病毒病(COVID-19)大流行是一场国际危机,研究人员正在共同努力研发一种安全有效的COVID-19疫苗。世界卫生组织将疫苗犹豫视为对公共卫生安全的全球首要威胁,尤其是在中低收入国家。疫苗犹豫可能是由于缺乏知识、错误的宗教信仰或反疫苗错误信息。当前关于反疫苗信念的情况正指向可怕的后果。这引发了人们的担忧,即在所有反疫苗运动以及与COVID-19相关的谣言和阴谋论的情况下,人们是否会相信并接受新的COVID-19疫苗。本综述讨论了与COVID-19和疫苗相关的谣言和阴谋论对COVID-19疫苗拒绝以及其他疫苗计划可能产生的不利影响。