Fake news and fallacies: Exploring vaccine hesitancy in South Africa
Historically, vaccine hesitancy (VH) has been a thorn in the side of public health efforts to contain and eradicate infectious diseases. This phenomenon is magnified in light of the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Surveys conducted across South Africa since the outbreak of COVI...
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| description | Historically, vaccine hesitancy (VH) has been a thorn in the side of public health efforts to contain and eradicate infectious diseases. This phenomenon is magnified in light of the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Surveys conducted across South Africa since the outbreak of COVID-19 demonstrate the complexity of factors that contribute towards VH in this population. Amidst the negative press that the COVID-19 vaccine has received, especially across social media, understanding and combatting VH remains important to achieve herd immunity. This article aims to shed light on key factors fuelling COVID-19 VH in South Africa and provides a framework from which to address this problem. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4ecb08a956164ec8aee26238deef6f7d2025-08-20T03:47:09ZengAOSISSouth African Family Practice2078-61902078-62042021-10-01631e1e310.4102/safp.v63i1.53454170Fake news and fallacies: Exploring vaccine hesitancy in South AfricaAvania Bangalee0Varsha Bangalee1Department of Medical Virology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Prinshof Campus, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa; and, National Health Laboratory Services, JohannesburgDiscipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, DurbanHistorically, vaccine hesitancy (VH) has been a thorn in the side of public health efforts to contain and eradicate infectious diseases. This phenomenon is magnified in light of the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Surveys conducted across South Africa since the outbreak of COVID-19 demonstrate the complexity of factors that contribute towards VH in this population. Amidst the negative press that the COVID-19 vaccine has received, especially across social media, understanding and combatting VH remains important to achieve herd immunity. This article aims to shed light on key factors fuelling COVID-19 VH in South Africa and provides a framework from which to address this problem.https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/5345vaccine hesitancyvaccinespublic healthcovid-19vaccine acceptanceimmunisationsouth africa |
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| title | Fake news and fallacies: Exploring vaccine hesitancy in South Africa |
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