COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and acceptance: a comprehensive scoping review of global literature

doi:10.1093/heapro/daac078

. 2022 Jun 1;37(3):daac078.

doi: 10.1093/heapro/daac078.

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and acceptance: a comprehensive scoping review of global literature

Umair Majid¹, Mobeen Ahmad², Shahzadi Zain³, Adebisi Akande⁴, Fahham Ikhlaq⁵

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¹ Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington Jefferson Health, Abington, PA, USA.
³ Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
⁴ Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁵ Department of Health and Society, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.

PMID: 35788306
PMCID: PMC9278223
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daac078

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and acceptance: a comprehensive scoping review of global literature

Umair Majid et al. Health Promot Int. 2022.

. 2022 Jun 1;37(3):daac078.

doi: 10.1093/heapro/daac078.

Authors

Umair Majid¹, Mobeen Ahmad², Shahzadi Zain³, Adebisi Akande⁴, Fahham Ikhlaq⁵

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington Jefferson Health, Abington, PA, USA.
³ Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
⁴ Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁵ Department of Health and Society, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.

PMID: 35788306
PMCID: PMC9278223
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daac078

Abstract

As countries continue the third year of the pandemic, we believe that there has been unfair attention to COVID-19 vaccine efficacy and safety, while tacitly ignoring serious challenges with vaccine uptake, without which vaccination may not be effective against the spread of COVID-19. While several studies have been published on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, there remains a need to conduct a comprehensive global analysis of vaccine hesitancy. We conducted a scoping review of 60 studies published globally on vaccine hesitancy and acceptance. We conducted a qualitative analysis to identify motivators and barriers to vaccination across several cultural and demographic contexts. We found the following factors to be relevant in any discussion about addressing or minimizing vaccine hesitancy: risk perceptions, trust in health care systems, solidarity, previous experiences with vaccines, misinformation, concerns about vaccine side effects and political ideology. We combine our insights from this comprehensive review of global literature to offer an important and practical discussion about two strategies that have been used to improve vaccine uptake: (i) communication and education and (ii) vaccine rollout and logistics.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; pandemic planning; scoping review; vaccine hesitancy.

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[1] Abdelhafiz, A. S., Mohammed, Z., Ibrahim, M. E., Ziady, H. H., Alorabi, M., Ayyad, M.et al. (2020) Knowledge, perceptions, and attitude of Egyptians towards the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Journal of Community Health, 45, 881–890. - PMC - PubMed

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[9] Akarsu, B., Canbay Özdemir, D., Ayhan Baser, D., Aksoy, H., Fidancı, I. and Cankurtaran, M. (2021) While studies on COVID-19 vaccine are ongoing, the public’s thoughts and attitudes to the future COVID-19 vaccine. International Journal of Clinical Practice, 75, e13891. - PMC - PubMed

[10] Akarsu, B., Canbay Özdemir, D., Ayhan Baser, D., Aksoy, H., Fidancı, I. and Cankurtaran, M. (2021) While studies on COVID-19 vaccine are ongoing, the public’s thoughts and attitudes to the future COVID-19 vaccine. International Journal of Clinical Practice, 75, e13891. - PMC - PubMed

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