1. COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among Library Professionals: A Case Study of Indian Health Science Librarians.
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Kumar Verma, Manoj, Khan, Daud, and Yuvaraj, Mayank
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VACCINATION , *COGNITION disorders , *COVID-19 , *IMMUNIZATION , *COVID-19 vaccines , *ATTITUDE (Psychology) , *ATTITUDES of medical personnel , *CROSS-sectional method , *INTERNET , *SURVEYS , *VACCINE hesitancy , *PSYCHOSOCIAL factors , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *MEDICAL librarians , *DATA analysis software , *MISINFORMATION , *STATISTICAL sampling - Abstract
This article aims to identify the factors prevalent among health science librarians toward vaccine hesitancy. With the development of COVID-19 vaccines in 2021, numerous efforts are being taken to vaccinate people to control the spread of coronavirus. Recent research has shown a high level of vaccine hesitancy among various groups in various fields but no study has been conducted to explore the factors responsible for vaccine hesitancy among library professionals. A cross-sectional online survey of Indian health science librarians was conducted. Data was collected through an online questionnaire designed on Google Forms and analyzed using MS-Excel. Descriptive statistics were used in the study. The majority of respondents (77%) showed a high level of vaccine hesitancy due to issues of safety, negative information, and confusion over vaccines. Measures to increase vaccination uptake and authentic sources with respect to COVID-19 vaccines have been discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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