ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2021
COVID-19 Anti-Vaccine Sentiments: Analyses of Comments from Social Media.
Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The Prevalence, Features, Influencing Factors, and Solutions for COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation: Systematic Review.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2023Pooled it
- Cardiac Complications Associated With COVID-19 Vaccination: A Systematic Review of Cohort Studies.Cureus · 2025Review
- Unmasking vaccine hesitancy and refusal: a deep dive into Anti-vaxxer perspectives on COVID-19 in Spain.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Parents' Intentions, Concerns and Information Needs about COVID-19 Vaccination in New Jersey: A Qualitative Analysis.Vaccines · 2023Article
- COVID-19 Anti-Vaccine Sentiments in Malaysia: Narratives of Comments from Facebook Post.Vaccines · 2023Article
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- Malaysian Parents' Willingness to Vaccinate Their Children against COVID-19 Infection and Their Perception of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines.Vaccines · 2022Article
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- Social media and attitudes towards a COVID-19 vaccination: A systematic review of the literature.EClinicalMedicine · 2022Article
- Media Data and Vaccine Hesitancy: Scoping Review.JMIR infodemiologyArticle
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Abstract
purposeThis study analyzed the insights and sentiments of COVID-19 anti-vaccine comments from Instagram feeds and Facebook postings. The sentiments related to the acceptance and effectiveness of the vaccines that were on the verge of being made available to the public. PATIENTS AND
methodsThe qualitative software QSR-NVivo 10 was used to manage, code, and analyse the data.
resultsThe analyses uncovered several major issues concerning COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. The production of the COVID-19 vaccine at an unprecedented speed evoked the fear of skipping steps that would compromise vaccine safety. The unknown long-term effects and duration of protection erode confidence in taking the vaccines. There were also persistent concerns with regard to vaccine compositions that could be harmful or contain aborted foetal cells. The rate of COVID-19 death was viewed as low. Many interpreted the 95% effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine as insufficient. Preference for immunity gains from having an infection was viewed as more effective. Peer-reviewed publication-based data were favoured as a source of trust in vaccination decision-making.
conclusionsThe anti-COVID-19 vaccine sentiments found in this study provide important insights for the formulation of public health messages to instill confidence in the vaccines.
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