ArticleScientific reports2022
Misinformation of COVID-19 vaccines and vaccine hesitancy.
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- Implementation challenges and real-world impacts of switching pediatric vaccines: A global systematic literature review.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2023Pooled it
- The Prevalence, Features, Influencing Factors, and Solutions for COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation: Systematic Review.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2023Pooled it
- COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: A Systematic review of cognitive determinants.Health promotion perspectives · 2023Pooled it
- A Cluster Randomized Trial of a Vaccination Communication Educational Intervention: Impact on COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake in Veterans.Journal of general internal medicine · 2026Trial
- Effectiveness of an online vaccine misinformation game for Arabic-speaking Australians: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in public health · 2026Trial
- The Resilience of Attitude Toward Vaccination: Web-Based Randomized Controlled Trial on the Processing of Misinformation.JMIR formative research · 2024Trial
- Beyond seeking information: Lessons learned from a qualitative investigation of the information practices of parents about COVID-19 vaccination in Canada.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2026Article
- Prioritising time for communication in healthcare-a normative analysis.Medicine, health care, and philosophy · 2026Article
- Factors Associated With Nurses' Self-Reported Susceptibility to Online Health Misinformation: Evidence From Greece.International nursing review · 2026Observational
- Religious Justification as a Contributor to Vaccine Hesitancy in Older African Americans: Qualitative Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic in the USA.Journal of religion and health · 2026Article
- Determinants of COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccination Among People with Diabetes Mellitus in Primary Health Care.Vaccines · 2026Article
- COVID-19 and Interacting Public Health Threats in Europe During 2020-2025: A Narrative Review.Epidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Assessment of the Cultural Nuances in COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Through a Comparative Analysis of English and Spanish Facebook Posts in Tarrant County, Texas: Longitudinal Study.Online journal of public health informatics · 2026Article
- Psychosocial and Social Security Risks Linked to Vaccine Misinformation in Romania: Implications for Vaccination Acceptance and Public Policy.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines cost the United States $2 billion from hospitalizations in 2021.Health affairs scholar · 2026Article
- Patient use, understanding, and behaviour toward patient information leaflets for medicines: a cross-sectional study of adults in Italy.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2026Article
- The impacts of COVID-19 on routine immunization for children in Rwanda.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Have you done your research? Information sources and trust as predictors of vaccine intentions and uptake during Australia's COVID-19 vaccination rollout.Australian journal of psychology · 2026Article
- Development of a COVID-19 Vaccination Anxiety Scale to measure COVID-19 vaccine anxiety in Japanese adults.PloS one · 2026Article
- Factors associated with serious adverse event following immunization: a real-world analysis of the vaccine adverse event reporting system 2025.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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Abstract
The current study examined various types of misinformation related to the COVID-19 vaccines and their relationships to vaccine hesitancy and refusal. Study 1 asked a sample of full-time working professionals in the US (n = 505) about possible misinformation they were exposed to related to the COVID-19 vaccines. Study 2 utilized an online survey to examine U.S. college students' (n = 441) knowledge about COVID-19 vaccines, and its associations with vaccine hesitancy and behavioral intention to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Analysis of open-ended responses in Study 1 revealed that 57.6% reported being exposed to conspiratorial misinformation such as COVID-19 vaccines are harmful and dangerous. The results of a structural equation modeling analysis for Study 2 supported our hypotheses predicting a negative association between the knowledge level and vaccine hesitancy and between vaccine hesitancy and behavioral intention. Vaccine hesitancy mediated the relationship between the vaccine knowledge and behavioral intention. Findings across these studies suggest exposure to misinformation and believing it as true could increase vaccine hesitancy and reduce behavioral intention to get vaccinated.
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