Implementation of public policies as a strategy to increase adherence to immunisation against COVID-19

Commentary on: Daly M, Robinson E. Willingness to vaccinate against COVID-19 in the US: Longitudinal evidence from a nationally representative sample of adults from April- October 2020. medRxiv [Preprint]. 2020 Nov 30:2020.11.27.20239970. doi: 10.1101/2020.11.27.20239970. Implications for practice and research Studies targeting the reasons that discourage vaccination are relevant. The knowledge of these reasons gives support to the improvement of public policies of education and incentive to immunisation of the population. Context In February 2020, the WHO named COVID-19 the newly emerging viral infection caused by a new coronavirus nominated SARS-CoV-2. This infection resulted in a pandemic.1 Currently, vaccines that prevent severe infection by SARS-CoV-2, developed in unprecedented time frames, are identified as the most promising approach to contain the pandemic and are being widely adopted. On the other hand, there is a concern about receiving the immunising agent and questions regarding its...
Source: Evidence-Based Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: COVID-19 Commentary Source Type: research