Unit of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Department of Primary Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Pan Afr Med J. 2021 Apr 7;38:336. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2021.38.336.28953. eCollection 2021.
Women of reproductive age are a key population for the control of COVID-19 owing to their levels of socio-economic activities and central role in the upkeep of stable families. Therefore, adequate vaccination uptake in this population is critical. However, this may be negatively affected by circulating rumours regarding SARS-CoV-2 vaccines and subfertility and pregnancy and breastfeeding concerns that have circulated widely on diverse social media. Urgent public health interventions are required to deal with vaccination hesitancy and promote uptake in this key population. This calls for concerted, multidisciplinary and multistakeholder consultative public health forums, public health research and action in the shortest possible period.
育龄妇女是控制 COVID-19 的关键人群,因为她们具有较高的社会经济活动水平,在维持稳定家庭方面发挥着核心作用。因此,该人群中充分的疫苗接种至关重要。然而,这可能会受到与 SARS-CoV-2 疫苗以及广泛传播于各种社交媒体上的与生育力和妊娠及哺乳期相关的担忧相关的谣言的负面影响。需要采取紧急公共卫生干预措施来处理这一关键人群的疫苗犹豫问题并促进其接种。这需要在尽可能短的时间内开展协调一致的、多学科和多利益相关方协商式公共卫生论坛、公共卫生研究和行动。