Department of Medical Virology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Prinshof Campus, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa; and, National Health Laboratory Services, Johannesburg.
S Afr Fam Pract (2004). 2021 Oct 26;63(1):e1-e3. doi: 10.4102/safp.v63i1.5345.
Historically, vaccine hesitancy (VH) has been a thorn in the side of public health efforts to contain and eradicate infectious diseases. This phenomenon is magnified in light of the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Surveys conducted across South Africa since the outbreak of COVID-19 demonstrate the complexity of factors that contribute towards VH in this population. Amidst the negative press that the COVID-19 vaccine has received, especially across social media, understanding and combatting VH remains important to achieve herd immunity. This article aims to shed light on key factors fuelling COVID-19 VH in South Africa and provides a framework from which to address this problem.
从历史上看,疫苗犹豫(VH)一直是公共卫生努力控制和消灭传染病的一个难题。在当前的 2019 年冠状病毒病(COVID-19)大流行的情况下,这种现象更加突出。自 COVID-19 爆发以来,在南非进行的调查表明,导致该人群中 VH 的因素非常复杂。在 COVID-19 疫苗受到的负面新闻中,尤其是在社交媒体上,了解和对抗 VH 对于实现群体免疫仍然很重要。本文旨在阐明推动南非 COVID-19 VH 的关键因素,并提供一个解决这一问题的框架。