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ArticleHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics2021

Increasing COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among the general population while maintaining autonomy.

Dorcas Serwaa, Emmanuel Lamptey, Ephraim Kumi Senkyire

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Article in Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pregnancy Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Germany: A Public Health Lens.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Dorcas SerwaaInstitute of Life and Earth Sciences (Including Health and Agriculture), Pan African University, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0001-8583-4415
Emmanuel LampteyInstitute of Life and Earth Sciences (Including Health and Agriculture), Pan African University, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0002-7822-7593
Ephraim Kumi SenkyireDepartment of Nursing, Ga West Municipal Hospital, Ghana Health Service, Accra-Ghana.ORCID 0000-0003-0789-701X
University of Ibadan · NGGhana Health Service · GH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The accelerated dissemination of coronavirus disease, its effects on the general public and healthcare system have been unparalleled. COVID-19 vaccination is critical for reducing the alarming incidence of the infection, promoting herd immunity, preventing associated mortality and morbidity, and maintaining public health and safety. Through the development of COVID-19 vaccines, many people are keen to protect themselves against the virus; however, the willingness for vaccination especially in Africa, is far below what is required to stop the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, there is an immediate need to implement plans aimed at increasing population vaccine willingness. The slippery slope is whether sanctions, bans and restriction should be imposed on hesitant persons, since transmission of the epidemic can be prevented through stringent enforcement of the control barriers, while eradicating the disease would necessitate vaccination. This commentary provides recommendations about how to increase population vaccine acceptance while maintaining autonomy.

Indexed as

COVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesPatient Acceptance of Health CareCross-Sectional StudiesHumansPandemicsPersonal AutonomySARS-CoV-2VaccinationVaccination HesitancyCOVID-19 VaccinesAutonomyCOVID-19vaccinationvaccine acceptancevaccine hesitancy

Identifiers

PMID35213945
PMCPMC8903969
OpenAlexW4214748278

What OpenQuestion holds

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Registered trials

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