COVID-19 state of vaccine confidence insights report ; report 4 ,March 29, 2021

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  Date Range: March 2 – 15, 2021 ; Summary ; Findings. Following President Biden’s announcement that there will be enough vaccine for every adult by the end of May, many people express a renewed sense of hope and optimism. However, the idea that “hesitancy” is used as an excuse to explain low vaccination rates among communities of color, rather than confronting long- held equity and access issues, is being increasingly highlighted. As a result, structural issues are often being ; met with individual-level interventions and solutions. Misinformation on social media continues to undermine vaccine confidence; current tactics by tech companies to manage misinformation often do little to combat its spread or address consumer concerns. Recent data suggest that those who do not intend to get vaccinated ; are also less likely to adhere to safety and mitigation guidelines, further polarizing the fully vaccinated from unvaccinated groups. In addition to vaccination status, conversations about “vaccine passports” are contributing to divisions between these groups. New studies with COVID-19 survivors investigating their immune response to one dose of the current two-dose vaccines raised consumer confusion about whether partial vaccination offers protection against the virus that causes COVID-19. ; Recommendations. Federal, state, and local partners should continue to work together to increase transparency, respond to gaps in information, and confront misinformation with evidence-based messaging. The goal of these efforts is to increase confidence in COVID-19 vaccines and expand vaccine uptake more broadly. Efforts should be made to engage and deploy trusted messengers who connect with under-vaccinated groups; investigate community-specific factors contributing to low vaccine uptake; and slow the spread of misinformation while promoting trustworthy sources. ; SoVC-report-4-508.pdf
• Subjects:
  • Community Health Services
  • Community Participation
  • Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control
  • COVID-19 Vaccines
  • COVID-19/prevention & control
  • Pandemics
  • Vaccination
• Series:
  COVID-19 State of Vaccine Confidence Insights Report ; Vaccinate with Confidence
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Newsletter
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/109633/cdc_109633_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.46 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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