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Navigating Public Perceptions of Vaccination: Understanding Attitudes and Challenges
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Navigating Public Perceptions of Vaccination: Understanding Attitudes and Challenges

A special issue of Vaccines (ISSN 2076-393X). This special issue belongs to the section "Human Vaccines and Public Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 August 2024 | Viewed by 4741

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Mohamed Abouzid

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Guest Editor
Department of Physical Pharmacy and Pharmacokinetics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Rokietnicka 3 St., 60-806 Poznan, Poland
Interests: public health; epidemiology; pharmacogenetics
Dr. Tau Ming Liew

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Guest Editor
1. Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
2. Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
3. Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Interests: behavioral science; data science

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Vaccination has long been recognized as one of the most effective public health interventions, preventing the spread of infectious diseases and saving countless lives. Despite this, vaccination rates have been declining in many parts of the world in recent years, due in part to vaccine hesitancy and refusal. Vaccine hesitancy is a complex phenomenon that involves a range of factors, including individual attitudes and beliefs, social and cultural factors, and communication and messaging strategies.

In order to effectively address vaccine hesitancy and improve vaccination rates, it is essential to understand the attitudes and challenges that shape public perceptions of vaccination. This Special Issue aims to gather research from a range of disciplines, including public health, psychology, sociology, and communication studies, to explore the complex dynamics of vaccine hesitancy and refusal.

We are pleased to welcome submissions that address a range of topics related to vaccine hesitancy and public perceptions of vaccination, including, but not limited to:

  • Factors influencing vaccine hesitancy, such as beliefs about vaccine safety and efficacy, social norms, and trust in public health authorities.
  • The role of social and cultural factors, including religion, ethnicity, and political beliefs, in shaping attitudes toward vaccination.
  • The impact of communication and messaging strategies on vaccine acceptance, including the use of social media and other digital platforms.
  • Strategies for addressing vaccine hesitancy and increasing vaccine uptake, including community-based interventions and health communication campaigns.
  • Perceptions of vaccination among minority groups, and in low- and middle-income countries.

I look forward to receiving your contributions. 

Dr. Mohamed Abouzid
Dr. Tau Ming Liew
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Vaccines is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • vaccine hesitancy
  • vaccination
  • immunization
  • attitude
  • knowledge
  • public health

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Examining Public Messaging on Influenza Vaccine over Social Media: Unsupervised Deep Learning of 235,261 Twitter Posts from 2017 to 2023
by Qin Xiang Ng, Clara Xinyi Ng, Clarence Ong, Dawn Yi Xin Lee and Tau Ming Liew
Vaccines 2023, 11(10), 1518; https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11101518 - 24 Sep 2023
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Although influenza vaccines are safe and efficacious, vaccination rates have remained low globally. Today, with the advent of new media, many individuals turn to social media for personal health questions and information. However, misinformation may be rife, and health communications may be suboptimal. [...] Read more.
Although influenza vaccines are safe and efficacious, vaccination rates have remained low globally. Today, with the advent of new media, many individuals turn to social media for personal health questions and information. However, misinformation may be rife, and health communications may be suboptimal. This study, therefore, aimed to investigate the public messaging related to influenza vaccines by organizations over Twitter, which may have a far-reaching influence. The theoretical framework of the COM-B (capacity, opportunity, and motivation component of behavior) model was used to interpret the findings to aid the design of messaging strategies. Employing search terms such as “flu jab”, “flu vaccine”, “influenza vaccine”, and ‘“ influenza jab”, tweets posted in English and by organizations from 1 January 2017 to 1 March 2023 were extracted and analyzed. Using topic modeling, a total of 235,261 tweets by organizations over Twitter were grouped into four main topics: publicizing campaigns to encourage influenza vaccination, public education on the safety of influenza vaccine during pregnancy, public education on the appropriate age to receive influenza vaccine, and public education on the importance of influenza vaccine during pregnancy. Although there were no glaring pieces of misinformation or misconceptions, the current public messaging covered a rather limited scope. Further information could be provided about influenza and the benefits of vaccination (capability), promoting community, pharmacist-led influenza vaccination, and other avenues (opportunity), and providing greater incentivization and support for vaccination (motivation). Full article
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Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) Is Real: A Case Report
by Laura Jane Mackenzie, Jaquelin Anne Bousie, Mary-Jessimine Ann Bushell and Phillip Newman
Vaccines 2023, 11(7), 1164; https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11071164 - 27 Jun 2023
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This study presents a case of SIRVA-induced adhesive capsulitis and the subsequent physiotherapy intervention. It details the patient’s journey using CARE guidelines. The main symptoms included persistent pain and a reduced range of motion for flexion, abduction, and internal and external rotation of [...] Read more.
This study presents a case of SIRVA-induced adhesive capsulitis and the subsequent physiotherapy intervention. It details the patient’s journey using CARE guidelines. The main symptoms included persistent pain and a reduced range of motion for flexion, abduction, and internal and external rotation of the shoulder. Interventions included active and passive mobilisation via capsular stretching, and home exercise programs. At more than two years post-injury, the patient has ongoing pain, restricted shoulder movement, and disability. This highlights the importance of healthcare practitioners’ knowledge of SIRVA. Vaccinating practitioners should be aware of the mechanism of injury of SIRVA for preventing such injuries. First-contact practitioners should be aware of SIRVA-induced conditions to ensure timely and correct diagnosis and management of SIRVA-induced conditions. Full article
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