Coronavirus Vaccination Hesitancy: Early Education to Counter Vaccine Hesitancy/Refusal

The coronavirus infection has resulted in more than 1 million deaths in the United States. The momentary enthusiasm that came with introducing the coronavirus disease (COVID) vaccine soon faded away due to the public’s hesitant reaction toward the coronavirus vaccine. COVID vaccine hesitancy creates an enormous problem in the fight to eradicate the coronavirus infection. This hesitancy highlights gaps in knowledge between public health organizations, educational institutions, and public perception of COVID vaccines. Therefore, these stakeholders should consider a collaborative action to introduce vaccine education in grade school. Such a curriculum could facilitate a better understanding of how vaccines prevent infectious diseases.