Ajana Btihaj, Engstler Elena, Ismail Anas, Kousta Marina
Department of Digital Humanities, King's College London, Strand Campus, London, WC2R 2LS UK.
Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London, 5 Cutcombe Road, London, Brixton SE5 9RT UK.
Z Gesundh Wiss. 2022 Jun 30:1-17. doi: 10.1007/s10389-022-01728-w.
The aim of the paper is to enhance understanding of how members of the public make sense of the Covid-19 vaccines and to understand the factors influencing their attitudes towards such artefacts of pandemic governance.
The paper draws on 23 online in-depth interviews with members of the UK public and builds on relevant literature to examine participants' perceptions of the benefits and risks of Covid-19 vaccines, the sources that have shaped their attitudes, and the level of trust they have towards the government's handling of the pandemic through vaccines.
The findings indicate that participants generally felt that the benefits of having the vaccine outweigh the risks and that Covid-19 vaccines are a crucial mechanism for enabling society to return to normal. Vaccine acceptance was, for some, strongly linked to a sense of social responsibility and the duty to protect others. However, some participants expressed concerns with regard to the side-effects of Covid-19 vaccines and their perceived potential impact on fertility and DNA makeup. Participants used various sources of information to learn about Covid-19 vaccines and understand their function, benefits, and risks. The majority of participants criticised the government's response during the early stages of the pandemic yet felt positive about the vaccine rollout.
Just as with any other vaccination programme, the success of the Covid-19 immunisation campaigns does not only depend on the efficacy of the vaccines themselves or the ability to secure access to them, but also on a myriad of other factors which include public compliance and trust in governments and health authorities. To support an effective immunisation campaign that is capable of bringing the pandemic to an end, governments need to understand public concerns, garner trust, and devise adequate strategies for engaging the public and building more resilient societies.
本文旨在增进对公众如何理解新冠疫苗以及影响他们对这种大流行治理产物态度的因素的理解。
本文基于对23名英国公众的在线深度访谈，并借鉴相关文献，以考察参与者对新冠疫苗益处和风险的认知、形成他们态度的信息来源，以及他们对政府通过疫苗应对大流行的信任程度。
研究结果表明，参与者普遍认为接种疫苗的益处大于风险，且新冠疫苗是使社会恢复正常的关键机制。对一些人来说，疫苗接种与社会责任感和保护他人的义务紧密相连。然而，一些参与者对新冠疫苗的副作用及其对生育能力和DNA构成的潜在影响表示担忧。参与者利用各种信息来源了解新冠疫苗及其功能、益处和风险。大多数参与者批评政府在大流行早期的应对措施，但对疫苗推广持积极态度。
与任何其他疫苗接种计划一样，新冠疫苗接种运动的成功不仅取决于疫苗本身的效力或确保获得疫苗的能力，还取决于众多其他因素，包括公众的依从性以及对政府和卫生当局的信任。为了支持能够结束大流行的有效疫苗接种运动，政府需要了解公众关切、赢得信任，并制定适当策略来吸引公众参与并建设更具韧性的社会。
