{"id":75492,"date":"2021-01-05T20:01:26","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T14:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=75492"},"modified":"2021-01-06T18:01:37","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T12:31:37","slug":"rising-vaccine-hesitancy-and-its-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/rising-vaccine-hesitancy-and-its-solution\/","title":{"rendered":"Rising vaccine hesitancy and its solution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Synopsis-<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As the country readies to implement its\u202fCOVID-19 vaccination\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">programme<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0vaccine hesitancy could be an issue that the government needs to address forthwith.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Introduction-<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"9\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Prime-<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Minister hailed the approval of two made in India COVID-19 vaccines by the drug regulator<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and said<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">India<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0is on the threshold of beginning the largest vaccination\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">programme<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0world.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"9\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">However,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the COVID-19 vaccination intent is decreasing<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0due to increasing hesitancy<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What is the general perception around the world regarding vaccine drive?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Following are the findings that validates the increasing Vaccine hesitancy<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Recently, a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0survey\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">with approximately 11,000 respondents\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">was conducted in India,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to understand the openness to take the vaccine,\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">bout 53 per cent of the\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">respondent were<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0unsure about taking COVID-19 vaccin<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">survey by New Delhi\u2019s citizen-survey platform Local<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2013<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Circles found that about 69 per cent of respondents saw no urgent need to get immunized.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Key reasons cited for hesitancy were\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">limited information about efficacy, side-<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">effects<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0perceived high immunity level<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Moreover, COVID-19 vaccination<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0intent is decreasing\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">globally.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Since<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0August, intentions to get vaccinated have dropped in 10 of 15 countries, most of all China (down 12 points), Australia (down 9), Spain (down 8), and Brazil (down 7).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What is World Health Organization\u2019s view on Vaccine Hesitancy?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The SAGE Working Group on Vaccine Hesitancy concluded that vaccine hesitancy refers to\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">delay in acceptance or refusal of vaccination<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0despite availability of vaccination services. Vaccine hesitancy is\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">complex and context specific, varying across time, place and vaccines.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It is influenced by<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">factors such as\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">complacency, convenience and confidence\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">[3C model]<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Complacency<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2013 Refers to a low perceived risk of vaccine-preventable diseases and therefore it is assumed vaccines are not needed. Other issues are considered more important.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Convenience<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2013\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Vaccination convenience is a significant factor that entails physical availability, affordability and willingness-to-pay. This continuum ranges from total acceptance to complete refusal.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Confidence<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2013 Refers to a lack of trust in the effectiveness and safety of vaccines, the system that delivers them \u2013 including the reliability of the health professional \u2013 and\/or the motivations of policy-makers who make determinations about vaccines.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What needs to be done to remove Vaccine Hesitancy?\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Misinformation, specifically online, is a big threat to trust in Vaccines\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and their programs<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0as proved by losses suffered by poultry sector due to erroneously linking consumption of chickens to the disease.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Communication strategies are critical for tracking, negotiating and shaping perceptions around the vaccines and the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">programme<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">First<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">strategies<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0need to be shaped around four key themes-<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Product development, prioritization strategies,\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">programme<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0rollout activities<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">AEFI\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(Adverse Effects Following Immunization) and\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">AESI<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(Adverse Effects of Special Interest).<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Second<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, i<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">t is very important to\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">give confidence to the public<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0by discussing the robustness of various processes involve<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">d in drug\/vaccine development such as\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">clinical trial designs, conduct, monitoring, analysis, reporting and the regulatory reviews that happen before it is approved<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This will make the public aware about the rigorous processes followed for clinical trials, and the approval, as followed by regulators<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Thus,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ommunicating consistently, transparently, empathetically and proactively about uncertainty, risks and vaccine availability will contribute to building trust.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Synopsis-\u00a0As the country readies to implement its\u202fCOVID-19 vaccination\u00a0programme,\u00a0vaccine hesitancy could be an issue that the government needs to address forthwith.\u00a0 Introduction-\u00a0 Prime-Minister hailed the approval of two made in India COVID-19 vaccines by the drug regulator\u00a0and said\u00a0India\u00a0is on the threshold of beginning the largest vaccination\u00a0programme\u00a0in the\u00a0world.\u00a0\u00a0 However,\u00a0the COVID-19 vaccination intent is decreasing\u00a0due to increasing hesitancy.\u00a0\u00a0&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/rising-vaccine-hesitancy-and-its-solution\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Rising vaccine hesitancy and its solution<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":75556,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230],"tags":[1472],"class_list":["post-75492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","tag-vaccine_related_issues","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Rising-vaccine-hesitancy-and-its-solution.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1704856416},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75492"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75492\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}