A review of HPV and HBV vaccine hesitancy, intention, and uptake in the era of social media and COVID-19

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization named vaccine hesitancy as one of the top 10 threats to global health. The impact of hesitancy on the uptake of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines was of particular concern, given the markedly lower uptake compared to other adolescent va...

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Main Authors: Emily K Vraga, Sonya S Brady, Chloe Gansen, Euna Mehnaz Khan, Sarah L Bennis, Madalyn Nones, Rongwei Tang, Jaideep Srivastava, Shalini Kulasingam
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/85743
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author Emily K Vraga
Sonya S Brady
Chloe Gansen
Euna Mehnaz Khan
Sarah L Bennis
Madalyn Nones
Rongwei Tang
Jaideep Srivastava
Shalini Kulasingam
author_facet Emily K Vraga
Sonya S Brady
Chloe Gansen
Euna Mehnaz Khan
Sarah L Bennis
Madalyn Nones
Rongwei Tang
Jaideep Srivastava
Shalini Kulasingam
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description Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization named vaccine hesitancy as one of the top 10 threats to global health. The impact of hesitancy on the uptake of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines was of particular concern, given the markedly lower uptake compared to other adolescent vaccines in some countries, notably the United States. With the recent approval of COVID-19 vaccines, coupled with the widespread use of social media, concerns regarding vaccine hesitancy have grown. However, the association between COVID-related vaccine hesitancy and cancer vaccines such as HPV is unclear. To examine the potential association, we performed two reviews using Ovid Medline and APA PsychInfo. Our aim was to answer two questions: (1) Is COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, intention, or uptake associated with HPV or hepatitis B (HBV) vaccine hesitancy, intention, or uptake? and (2) Is exposure to COVID-19 vaccine misinformation on social media associated with HPV or HBV vaccine hesitancy, intention, or uptake? Our review identified few published empirical studies that addressed these questions. Our results highlight the urgent need for studies that can shift through the vast quantities of social media data to better understand the link between COVID-19 vaccine misinformation and disinformation and its impact on uptake of cancer vaccines.
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spelling doaj.art-7fe4673a4e9b4c578b025d9df7e7d5992023-08-18T10:09:44ZengeLife Sciences Publications LtdeLife2050-084X2023-08-011210.7554/eLife.85743A review of HPV and HBV vaccine hesitancy, intention, and uptake in the era of social media and COVID-19Emily K Vraga0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3016-3869Sonya S Brady1Chloe Gansen2Euna Mehnaz Khan3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0030-7841Sarah L Bennis4Madalyn Nones5Rongwei Tang6https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3441-276XJaideep Srivastava7Shalini Kulasingam8Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United StatesDivision of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, United StatesHubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United StatesDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United StatesDivision of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, United StatesDivision of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, United StatesHubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United StatesDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United StatesDivision of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, United StatesPrior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization named vaccine hesitancy as one of the top 10 threats to global health. The impact of hesitancy on the uptake of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines was of particular concern, given the markedly lower uptake compared to other adolescent vaccines in some countries, notably the United States. With the recent approval of COVID-19 vaccines, coupled with the widespread use of social media, concerns regarding vaccine hesitancy have grown. However, the association between COVID-related vaccine hesitancy and cancer vaccines such as HPV is unclear. To examine the potential association, we performed two reviews using Ovid Medline and APA PsychInfo. Our aim was to answer two questions: (1) Is COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, intention, or uptake associated with HPV or hepatitis B (HBV) vaccine hesitancy, intention, or uptake? and (2) Is exposure to COVID-19 vaccine misinformation on social media associated with HPV or HBV vaccine hesitancy, intention, or uptake? Our review identified few published empirical studies that addressed these questions. Our results highlight the urgent need for studies that can shift through the vast quantities of social media data to better understand the link between COVID-19 vaccine misinformation and disinformation and its impact on uptake of cancer vaccines.https://elifesciences.org/articles/85743HPV vaccineCOVID vaccinecoronavirussocial mediamisinformation
spellingShingle Emily K Vraga
Sonya S Brady
Chloe Gansen
Euna Mehnaz Khan
Sarah L Bennis
Madalyn Nones
Rongwei Tang
Jaideep Srivastava
Shalini Kulasingam
A review of HPV and HBV vaccine hesitancy, intention, and uptake in the era of social media and COVID-19
eLife
HPV vaccine
COVID vaccine
coronavirus
social media
misinformation
title A review of HPV and HBV vaccine hesitancy, intention, and uptake in the era of social media and COVID-19
title_full A review of HPV and HBV vaccine hesitancy, intention, and uptake in the era of social media and COVID-19
title_fullStr A review of HPV and HBV vaccine hesitancy, intention, and uptake in the era of social media and COVID-19
title_full_unstemmed A review of HPV and HBV vaccine hesitancy, intention, and uptake in the era of social media and COVID-19
title_short A review of HPV and HBV vaccine hesitancy, intention, and uptake in the era of social media and COVID-19
title_sort review of hpv and hbv vaccine hesitancy intention and uptake in the era of social media and covid 19
topic HPV vaccine
COVID vaccine
coronavirus
social media
misinformation
url https://elifesciences.org/articles/85743
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