Department of Public Health, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain.
Department of Preventive Medicine, Santiago de Compostela University Teaching Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain.
BMC Public Health. 2024 Jul 1;24(1):1751. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-18864-5.
At the time of the emergence of COVID-19, denialist and anti-vaccine groups have also emerged and are shaking public confidence in vaccination.
A qualitative study was conducted using online focus groups. Participants had not received any doses of vaccination against the disease. A total of five focus group sessions were conducted with 28 participants. They were recruited by snowball sampling and by convenience sampling.
The two major topics mentioned by the participants were adverse effects and information. The adverse effects described were severe and included sudden death. In the case of information, participants reported: (1) consultation of websites on which scientists posted anti-vaccination content; and (2) distrust.
At a time when anti-vaccine groups pose a major challenge to public health in general, and to COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in particular, this study is a first step towards gaining deeper insight into the factors that lead to COVID-19 vaccine refusal.
在 COVID-19 出现之时,否认论者和反疫苗群体也随之出现,并动摇了公众对疫苗接种的信心。
本研究采用了线上焦点小组的定性研究方法。参与者尚未接种任何针对该疾病的疫苗。通过滚雪球抽样和便利抽样,共进行了五次焦点小组讨论,参与者共有 28 人。
参与者提到的两个主要话题是不良影响和信息。描述的不良影响很严重,包括突然死亡。在信息方面,参与者报告:(1)咨询科学家发布反疫苗内容的网站;以及(2)不信任。
在反疫苗群体对一般公共卫生,特别是 COVID-19 疫苗接种运动构成重大挑战的时候,这项研究是深入了解导致 COVID-19 疫苗拒绝接种的因素的第一步。