Fake news and fallacies: Exploring vaccine hesitancy in South Africa
South African Family Practice
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Fake news and fallacies: Exploring vaccine hesitancy in South Africa | |
| Creator | Bangalee, Avania Bangalee, Varsha | |
| 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. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2021-10-26 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/safp.v63i1.5345 | |
| Source | South African Family Practice; Vol 63, No 1 (2021): Part 4; 3 pages 2078-6204 2078-6190 | |
| Language | eng | |
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