School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong; Nursing and Health Sciences Department, University College of Applied Sciences, Gaza, Palestine.
School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong.
Int J Infect Dis. 2022 Jun;119:53-55. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2022.03.039. Epub 2022 Mar 25.
A brief discussion with policy leaders and citizens was conducted to understand the unwillingness of people to get the COVID-19 vaccine and their suggestions to increase the vaccination level.
Despite the crucial benefits of the COVID-19 vaccine, people are unwilling to get vaccinated. Vaccine hesitancy is a significant problem globally. In Palestine, at the time of this study only about 30% of the population were vaccinated.
We used a descriptive qualitative design with semistructured interviews.
The unwillingness of Palestinian people to get the COVID-19 vaccine was attributed to the spread of false rumours, misinformation, and conspiracy theories they received about the vaccine on the social media and mistrust towards vaccines the government purchased. There is a dire need to develop motivational strategies (i.e., incentives) and reconsider the media discourse and its unification to encourage people to get the vaccines. Social media and professionals should report the benefits/effectiveness of vaccination and avoid exaggerating its' side-effects.
与政策制定者和民众进行了简短的讨论,以了解人们对接种 COVID-19 疫苗的抵触情绪以及他们增加疫苗接种率的建议。
尽管 COVID-19 疫苗具有重要的益处,但人们对接种疫苗仍犹豫不决。疫苗犹豫是一个全球性的重大问题。在巴勒斯坦,在本研究进行之时,只有约 30%的人口接种了疫苗。
我们采用了描述性定性设计和半结构式访谈。
巴勒斯坦人民不愿意接种 COVID-19 疫苗,原因是他们在社交媒体上接收到关于疫苗的虚假谣言、错误信息和阴谋论,以及对政府购买的疫苗的不信任。因此,迫切需要制定激励策略(即激励措施),重新考虑媒体的话语及其统一,以鼓励人们接种疫苗。社交媒体和专业人士应报告接种疫苗的益处/有效性,并避免夸大其副作用。