Trust in governments, public health institutions, and other information sources as determinants of COVID-19 vaccine uptake behavior in Japan

CONCLUSIONS: Our findings support the broader hypothesis that trust in governments and public health institutions remains a powerful determinant for COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Japan. We also found that vaccination decision-making is a multifactorial process that includes the synthesis of trust in public institutions and media, and its interaction with psychosocial determinants such as prosociality and health literacy. We hope to apply this study's findings towards future vaccine programs for contagious diseases.PMID:38714450 | DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.04.081

Source: Vaccine - May 7, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Alton Cao Mami Ueta Manae Uchibori Michio Murakami Hiroyuki Kunishima Rauniyar Santosh Kumar Prapichaya Prommas Hana Tomoi Stuart Gilmour Haruka Sakamoto Masahiro Hashizume Wataru Naito Tetsuo Yasutaka Keiko Maruyama-Sakurai Hiroaki Miyata Shuhei Nomura Source Type: research