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COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Pakistan: An Analysis of Challenges and Mitigations

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Infectious diseases
Medical virology

Abstract

Vaccination hesitancy is strong and widespread in many parts of the world, especially in low and middle-income countries. At the time of current Covid-19 pandemic, vaccination is crucial to limit the spread of SARS-CoV-2.So, beside development and access of the vaccine, it is necessary to make the general public ready to get vaccinated. Due to various conspiracy theories circulating on social media, the mass proportion may show Covid-19 vaccination hesitancy in Pakistan.This study recommends that health care authorities should take necessary steps to stop the penetration of these false claims about the Covid-19 vaccination campaign in Pakistan. It also recommends strategies to combat Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy through electronic media, strict measures from healthcare authorities, and engaging local communities. Religious and cultural barriers should be strongly addressed to vaccination in people of different ethnic groups. 

DOI

10.21608/mid.2021.77185.1159

Keywords

Hesitancy, COVID-19, Infodemic, Conspiracy Theories, Pakistan

Authors

First Name

Naveed

Last Name

Akhtar

MiddleName

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Affiliation

Department of Zoology, Government Graduate College Pattoki (Kasur), Punjab, Pakistan.

Email

coordinator.concordiakkc@gmail.com

City

Kasur

Orcid

0000-0002-5305-7487

First Name

Faheem

Last Name

Nawaz

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Zoology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

Email

faheem263@gmail.com

City

-

Orcid

0000-0002-5585-4965

First Name

Muhammad

Last Name

Idnan

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Zoology, University of the Central Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

Email

muhammad.idnan@ucp.edu.pk

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Sara

Last Name

Hayee

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Zoology, Government Graduate College for Woman, Samanabad, Lahore, Pakistan.

Email

sarahayee_1@hotmail.com

City

Kasur

Orcid

-

Volume

2

Article Issue

3

Related Issue

26240

Issue Date

2021-08-01

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2021-04-23

Publish Date

2021-08-01

Page Start

403

Page End

406

Print ISSN

2682-4132

Online ISSN

2682-4140

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4

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Mini-review article

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1,162

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Journal

Publication Title

Microbes and Infectious Diseases

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https://mid.journals.ekb.eg/

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COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Pakistan: An Analysis of Challenges and Mitigations

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Created At

22 Jan 2023