COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in the LGBTQ+ Population: A Systematic Review
The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has disproportionately impacted lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ+) people. Despite developing safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines, LGBTQ+ communities still faces challenges due to inequitable access and vaccine hesitancy. Vaccine hesitancy i...
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| author | Ishan Garg Hamza Hanif Nismat Javed Ramsha Abbas Samir Mirza Muhammad Ali Javaid Suman Pal Rahul Shekhar Abu Baker Sheikh |
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| description | The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has disproportionately impacted lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ+) people. Despite developing safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines, LGBTQ+ communities still faces challenges due to inequitable access and vaccine hesitancy. Vaccine hesitancy is a delay in the acceptance or refusal of vaccines despite the availability of vaccination services. Various studies have explored and tried to address factors influencing vaccine hesitancy. However, the LGBTQ+ population remains under- and misrepresented in many of these studies. According to the few studies that have focused on the LGBTQ+ population, several factors influencing vaccine hesitancy have been identified, with the most common factors in studies being concern about vaccine safety, vaccine efficacy, and history of bad experiences with healthcare providers. In order to rebuild the confidence of LGBTQ+ people in vaccines, governments, healthcare policymakers, and healthcare providers need to start by acknowledging, and then resolving, these disparities; building trust; dismantling systemic suppression and discrimination; and prioritizing the inclusion of LGBTQ+ people in research studies and public health policies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7832940b736e4851803c452ed1b3f2422023-11-23T08:39:53ZengMDPI AGInfectious Disease Reports2036-74492021-10-0113487288710.3390/idr13040079COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in the LGBTQ+ Population: A Systematic ReviewIshan Garg0Hamza Hanif1Nismat Javed2Ramsha Abbas3Samir Mirza4Muhammad Ali Javaid5Suman Pal6Rahul Shekhar7Abu Baker Sheikh8Department of Internal Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, NY 11219, USADepartment of General Surgery, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM 87106, USADepartment of Medicine, Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad 44000, PakistanShifa College of Medicine, Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Islamabad 44000, PakistanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Dow Medical College, Karachi 74200, PakistanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Dow Medical College, Karachi 74200, PakistanDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM 87106, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM 87106, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM 87106, USAThe coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has disproportionately impacted lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ+) people. Despite developing safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines, LGBTQ+ communities still faces challenges due to inequitable access and vaccine hesitancy. Vaccine hesitancy is a delay in the acceptance or refusal of vaccines despite the availability of vaccination services. Various studies have explored and tried to address factors influencing vaccine hesitancy. However, the LGBTQ+ population remains under- and misrepresented in many of these studies. According to the few studies that have focused on the LGBTQ+ population, several factors influencing vaccine hesitancy have been identified, with the most common factors in studies being concern about vaccine safety, vaccine efficacy, and history of bad experiences with healthcare providers. In order to rebuild the confidence of LGBTQ+ people in vaccines, governments, healthcare policymakers, and healthcare providers need to start by acknowledging, and then resolving, these disparities; building trust; dismantling systemic suppression and discrimination; and prioritizing the inclusion of LGBTQ+ people in research studies and public health policies.https://www.mdpi.com/2036-7449/13/4/79vaccine hesitancyLGBTQ+COVID-19lesbiangaybisexual |
| spellingShingle | Ishan Garg Hamza Hanif Nismat Javed Ramsha Abbas Samir Mirza Muhammad Ali Javaid Suman Pal Rahul Shekhar Abu Baker Sheikh COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in the LGBTQ+ Population: A Systematic Review Infectious Disease Reports vaccine hesitancy LGBTQ+ COVID-19 lesbian gay bisexual |
| title | COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in the LGBTQ+ Population: A Systematic Review |
| title_full | COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in the LGBTQ+ Population: A Systematic Review |
| title_fullStr | COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in the LGBTQ+ Population: A Systematic Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in the LGBTQ+ Population: A Systematic Review |
| title_short | COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in the LGBTQ+ Population: A Systematic Review |
| title_sort | covid 19 vaccine hesitancy in the lgbtq population a systematic review |
| topic | vaccine hesitancy LGBTQ+ COVID-19 lesbian gay bisexual |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2036-7449/13/4/79 |
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