Expert opinion in mental disorder: Why is acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccines so problematic?

A substantial number of people say they will probably or definitely not have a vaccine for COVID-19. We place the reasons for vaccine hesitancy and refusal into three categories: fears that the vaccines are not safe, misinformed ideas, and agreement with conspiracy theories. Evidence-based approache...

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Autores principales: Gorman, Jack M., Scales, David A., Gorman, Sara E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Inc. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7877216/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmip.2021.100072
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Sumario:A substantial number of people say they will probably or definitely not have a vaccine for COVID-19. We place the reasons for vaccine hesitancy and refusal into three categories: fears that the vaccines are not safe, misinformed ideas, and agreement with conspiracy theories. Evidence-based approaches are available that account for the psychological factors underlying vaccine hesitancy and refusal that should form the basis for counteracting facts and persuasion.

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