Thread by @rokubo0425

What do you think about this new study?

Bacon, A.M., Taylor, S. Vaccination Hesitancy and Conspiracy Beliefs in the UK During the SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) Pandemic. Int.J. Behav. Med. (2021).

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link.springer.com/article/10.100…

This new study is a valuable look at longitudinal changes in COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy.COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is an obstacle to convergence of COVID-19 pandemic. Hopefully, fewer people are avoiding the vaccine!

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Vaccine hesitancy was selected as one of ten threats to global health in 2019 by WHO. In the context of this pandemic, it's even more important!

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”continued research on COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitancy should be a priority”

Machingaidze, S., Wiysonge, C.S. Understanding COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. Nat Med 27, 1338–1339 (2021).

nature.com/articles/s4159…

It is a small sample size, but the sample size was designed in advance and the sampling was done taking into account the socioeconomic status. Well done!

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They collected data over three waves; before the prospect of a vaccine, when a vaccine had been approved for use, and when the UK vaccination program. Vaccination hesitancy rates decreased across the time points.

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When the UK vaccination program had been underway for a few weeks(time 3), the impact of conspiracy beliefs on vaccine hesitancy is gone. Thank God!

Six percent were adamantly opposed to vaccination and said nothing would change their minds. It has been reported that attitudes of vaccine opponents can be modified by interventions based on motivational interviewing.
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In a survey I conducted in February 2021, before mass vaccination began in Japan, the percentage of vaccine hesitancy was 11%. I hope that percentage is decreasing now.
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mdpi.com/2076-393X/9/6/…

In a survey I conducted in February 2021, before mass vaccination began in Japan, the percentage of vaccine hesitancy was 11%. I hope that percentage is decreasing now.
#vaccinehesitancy #ph260720
mdpi.com/2076-393X/9/6/…

"Vaccination intention appear to be malleable and change as new information and treatments emerge. It shows that people who are hesitant about vaccination can and do change their minds, and health communication should focus on this issue."– direct quote– see reference above

What do you think about this research? Research on the COVID19 vaccine is important for public health. I hope that more studies like this will be conducted.

What do you think about this research? Research on the COVID19 vaccine is important for public health. I hope that more studies like this will be conducted.
It was a great study.
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