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Nat Med . Influence of COVID-19 on trust in routine immunization, health information sources and pandemic preparedness in 23 countries in 2023

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Editor, Senior Moderator
Nat Med


. 2024 Apr 29.
doi: 10.1038/s41591-024-02939-2. Online ahead of print. Influence of COVID-19 on trust in routine immunization, health information sources and pandemic preparedness in 23 countries in 2023

Jeffrey V Lazarus[SUP] 1 2 3 [/SUP], Trenton M White[SUP] 4 5 [/SUP], Katarzyna Wyka[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Scott C Ratzan[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Kenneth Rabin[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Heidi J Larson[SUP] 6 7 [/SUP], Federico Martinon-Torres[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Ernest Kuchar[SUP] 9 [/SUP], Salim S Abdool Karim[SUP] 10 11 [/SUP], Tamara Giles-Vernick[SUP] 12 [/SUP], Selina Müller[SUP] 13 [/SUP], Carolina Batista[SUP] 14 15 [/SUP], Nellie Myburgh[SUP] 16 [/SUP], Beate Kampmann[SUP] 17 [/SUP], Ayman El-Mohandes[SUP] 4 [/SUP]



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Abstract

It is unclear how great a challenge pandemic and vaccine fatigue present to public health. We assessed perspectives on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and routine immunization as well as trust in pandemic information sources and future pandemic preparedness in a survey of 23,000 adults in 23 countries in October 2023. The participants reported a lower intent to get a COVID-19 booster vaccine in 2023 (71.6%), compared with 2022 (87.9%). A total of 60.8% expressed being more willing to get vaccinated for diseases other than COVID-19 as a result of their experience during the pandemic, while 23.1% reported being less willing. Trust in 11 selected sources of vaccine information each averaged less than 7 on a 10-point scale with one's own doctor or nurse and the World Health Organization, averaging a 6.9 and 6.5, respectively. Our findings emphasize that vaccine hesitancy and trust challenges remain for public health practitioners, underscoring the need for targeted, culturally sensitive health communication strategies.


 
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