Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Department of Health Metrics Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Nat Med. 2022 Mar;28(3):456-459. doi: 10.1038/s41591-022-01728-z. Epub 2022 Mar 10.
The COVID-19 'infodemic' continues to undermine trust in vaccination efforts aiming to bring an end to the pandemic. However, the challenge of vaccine hesitancy is not only a problem of the information ecosystem and it often has little to do with the vaccines themselves. In this Perspective, we argue that the epidemiological and social crises brought about by COVID-19 have magnified widely held social anxieties and trust issues that, in the unique circumstances of this global pandemic, have exacerbated skepticism toward vaccines. We argue that trust is key to overcoming vaccine hesitancy, especially in a context of widespread social uncertainty brought about by the pandemic, where public sentiment can be volatile. Finally, we draw out some implications of our argument for strategies to build vaccine confidence.
新冠病毒“信息疫情”持续破坏人们对接种疫苗以结束大流行的信心。然而，疫苗犹豫的挑战不仅是信息生态系统的问题，而且通常与疫苗本身关系不大。在本观点中，我们认为，新冠病毒带来的流行病学和社会危机放大了人们普遍存在的社会焦虑和信任问题，在这种全球大流行的特殊情况下，人们对疫苗的怀疑态度更加严重。我们认为，信任是克服疫苗犹豫的关键，尤其是在大流行带来的广泛社会不确定性的背景下，公众情绪可能会波动。最后，我们根据我们的观点提出了一些建立疫苗信心的策略的含义。
