The Status of Covid-19 Vaccines Hesitancy Two Years after the Rollout of COVID-19 Vaccines
Published: 2023-07-11
Page: 293-296
Issue: 2023 - Volume 6 [Issue 1]
Raphael Abolasom Kumah *
Ghana Health Service, Bono Regional Hospital, Sunyani, Ghana.
Abdul-Mumin Amankwa
College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences, Nalerigu, Ghana.
Abdul-Wadudu Faridu
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University for Development Studies, Ghana.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Two years have passed since the world was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, and with the roll-out of vaccines, the hope for a return to normalcy has been rekindled. However, vaccine hesitancy remains a challenge in many parts of the world, as some individuals remain skeptical about the safety of the vaccines. A far-flung of literature reviewed indicates that, vaccines are essential in disease prevention, yet, elements within populations are still hesitant for some, due to the lack of confidence in the effectiveness of the vaccines, and some, for religious beliefs among others to accept COVID-19 vaccines. Although, COVID-19 as declared by the World Health Organisation is no more a pandemic, the refusal to accept the vaccines could once again jeopardize our health system if another pandemic hit us. This paper examines whether vaccine hesitancy has changed two years after the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines.
Keywords: COVID-19, vaccine, hesitancy, acceptance