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[Public conversation on vaccines during the covid-19 pandemic in Argentina, 2021-2022].

Authors :
Demonte F
Bruno DP
Lozano LS
Mena MF
Pereira AM
Source :
Salud colectiva [Salud Colect] 2024 Feb 21; Vol. 20, pp. e4580. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 21.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

In the face of declining vaccination coverage and the dissemination of health-related information, conversations in the public/mediatic digital sphere constitute a relevant study area for the field of health communication. Through a qualitative study based on the analysis of government publications, digital press, and social media, we characterize the public conversation on vaccines - in terms of topics, moments, axes, and framings in Argentina during the 2020-2021 period - marked by the debate on covid-19 vaccines. The results show that public conversation focused on covid-19 vaccination, structured in two distinct moments (vaccine production and vaccination campaign), and under moral framings grounded in vaccination as a care practice and science as an authoritative voice. Simultaneously, doubts about the safety and efficacy of vaccines shaped arguments of vaccine hesitancy, which we understand as part of extended practices associated with distrust towards institutions and reinterpretations of scientific knowledge and care.

Details

Language :
Spanish; Castilian
ISSN :
1851-8265
Volume :
20
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Salud colectiva
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
38395063
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.18294/sc.2024.4580