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Public Health in the Headlines: A Study of Media Behavior on Discourses on Vaccination During COVID-19.

Carolina Jann Scalfoni, Edson Theodoro Dos Santos Neto, Tatiana Breder Emerich

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Carolina Jann ScalfoniGraduate Program in Collective Health, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória 29043-900, Brazil.
Edson Theodoro Dos Santos NetoGraduate Program in Collective Health, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória 29043-900, Brazil.
Tatiana Breder EmerichGraduate Program in Collective Health, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória 29043-900, Brazil.

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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Espírito Santo Nº 03/2020
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Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectivesThe COVID-19 pandemic was characterized by the rapid transmission of the virus and a global race for vaccines, with vaccines such as AstraZeneca, CoronaVac, Pfizer, and Janssen arriving in Brazil in 2020. Concurrently, an infodemic of information, driven by the media and social media, highlighted the importance of health communication. This study examines how online newspapers in a Brazilian state disseminated information about vaccination and its relationship with vaccine adherence among the population.

methodsQuantitative research, in which a total of 5308 journalistic articles were verified, using two databases, one for the publication of journalistic articles and the other for vaccinations in the state, which applied 9,577,567 doses in the period.

resultsThe analyses demonstrated a positive correlation between the number of publications of articles and the number of applications of vaccines (rho = 0.407,

conclusionsThe study highlighted the potential importance of newspapers in disseminating information about vaccines during the pandemic, underscoring the need for regional health strategies to increase vaccination coverage.

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BrazilCOVID-19media coveragepandemicvaccination

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PMID41012140
PMCPMC12474228

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