People who hesitate to take vaccines and anti-vaccination groups
Vaccine hesitancy is recognised as a barrier to vaccine uptake all over the world, and it’s actually also spreading to some extent among healthcare workers. This phenomenon threatens the effectiveness of vaccine uptake. But what impact can have on the population the fact that the operators themselves have some kind of hesitancy? What ethical and methodological implications may this bring to?
The anti-vaccination has a long history, beginning in 1763 and continuing through to today. This is a global threat that can cause outbreaks of diseases long eliminated. If we want solve this problem in society, we need to understand arguments of anti vaccinators (including ethical and methodological issues) and have a good communication strategy.
A description of the phenomenon
- Who are the anti - vaccinators?
- How is the impact of these groups?
- What are the main determinants of vaccination hesitancy?
- How can we monitor the vaccine hesitancy?
- Who are the anti - vaccinators?
Go deeper to the topic. In this presentation, you can find the information about anti-vaccination movement, history and their arguments. Read about unreal arguments and understand true facts which are important for successful communication with people who refuse vaccination
How vaccine hesitancy is spread also among healthcare workers. Which reasons and issues lay behind this phenomenon? Can this influence vaccine uptake? which factors influence healthcare workers in their willingness to recommend vaccinations?
How communication can influence vaccine uptake and address vaccine hesitancy
Effective communication can improve vaccine uptake and address vaccine hesitancy. For this purpose a variety of means of communication can be used. In this presentations you will find some tools that can be useful approaching face to face interventions, motivational interviews, public meetings and the use of social media.
The term "anti-vaxxers" is used in common language to describe people who strongly disagree with vaccine practice. Several health professionals deal with vaccine administration: nurses, public health nurses, emergency nurses, midwives, community heatlh graduates, health visitors, and doctors, and they are often in touch, during their practice, with these people. It's therefore important to know how to build efficient communication with them.
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