dc.contributor.author | Ramkissoon, Haywantee | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-28T12:23:11Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-01-28T12:23:11Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-09-14 | |
dc.description.abstract | COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy has been a growing concern. The pandemic has proved to
be very complicated with the mutated virus. The Delta variant is contributing to a surge of cases
across the globe. Vaccine hesitancy can be socially contagious, requiring more stringent efforts from
policy makers and health professionals in promoting vaccine uptake. Some evidence shows that
vaccine acceptance appears to have played an integral role in successfully controlling the pandemic.
Vaccination acceptance, however, demands that the public has a good understanding of the vaccine’s
benefits in promoting healthier societies and people’s quality of life. Unclear COVID-19 vaccine
information can lead to distrust in vaccines and vaccine hesitancy. It is of paramount importance
to communicate clear and unbiased vaccine information to the public to encourage vaccine uptake.
Word of mouth communication remains important to further promote COVID-19 vaccine uptake
in the community. This short paper discusses the role of social bonds and public trust/distrust and
word of mouth communication in vaccine decision making. | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Ramkissoon. Social bonding and public trust/distrust in covid-19 vaccines. Sustainability. 2021;13(18) | en_US |
dc.identifier.cristinID | FRIDAID 1965316 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/su131810248 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2071-1050 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10037/23831 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | MDPI | en_US |
dc.relation.journal | Sustainability | |
dc.rights.accessRights | openAccess | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | Copyright 2021 The Author(s) | en_US |
dc.title | Social bonding and public trust/distrust in covid-19 vaccines | en_US |
dc.type.version | publishedVersion | en_US |
dc.type | Journal article | en_US |
dc.type | Tidsskriftartikkel | en_US |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en_US |