A race for a better understanding of COVID-19 vaccine non-adopters

Zhaohui Su; Jun Wen; Jaffar Abbas; Dean McDonnell; Ali Cheshmehzangi; Xiaoshan Li; Junaid Ahmad; Sabina Šegalo; Daniel Maestro; Yuyang Cai

doi:10.1016/j.bbih.2020.100159

A race for a better understanding of COVID-19 vaccine non-adopters

Brain Behav Immun Health. 2020 Dec:9:100159. doi: 10.1016/j.bbih.2020.100159. Epub 2020 Oct 9.

Authors

Zhaohui Su¹, Jun Wen², Jaffar Abbas³, Dean McDonnell⁴, Ali Cheshmehzangi⁵, Xiaoshan Li⁶, Junaid Ahmad⁷, Sabina Šegalo⁸, Daniel Maestro⁹, Yuyang Cai¹⁰

Affiliations

¹ Incoming Postdoctoral Fellow, Center on Smart and Connected Health Technologies, Mays Cancer Center, School of Nursing, UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA.
² School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA, 6027, Australia.
³ Antai College of Economics and Management, and School of Media and Communication, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 200240, Shanghai, China.
⁴ Department of Humanities, Institute of Technology Carlow, Carlow, R93 V960, Ireland.
⁵ Head of Department of Architecture and Built Environment, Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315100, China.
⁶ Program of Public Relations and Advertising, Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College, China.
⁷ Prime Institute of Public Health, Peshawar Medical College, Peshawar, Warsak Road, Peshawar, 25160, Pakistan.
⁸ Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, 71000, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
⁹ Department of Environmental Health, Institute for Public Health of Federation Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo, 71000, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
¹⁰ School of Public Health, China Institute for Urban Governance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China.

Abstract

In this paper, we aim to underscore the need for a more nuanced understanding of vaccine non-adopters. As the availability of vaccines does not translate into their de facto adoption-a phenomenon that may be more pronounced amid "Operation Warp Speed"-it is important for public health professionals to thoroughly understand their "customers" (i.e., end users of COVID-19 vaccines) to ensure satisfactory vaccination rates and to safeguard society at large.

Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus; Vaccination; Vaccine hesitancy; Vaccine non-adopters; Vaccines.

Publication types

Review