Politicizing public health: the powder keg of rushing COVID-19 vaccines
Vaccine hesitancy is on the rise, as more individuals are delaying or refusing vaccines. This rise in hesitancy has been primarily driven by vaccine safety concerns, even though the vaccine development process is regulated by a robust and rigorous scientific system. Recent data suggest that many ind...
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| author | Rupali J. Limaye Molly Sauer Shaun A. Truelove |
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| description | Vaccine hesitancy is on the rise, as more individuals are delaying or refusing vaccines. This rise in hesitancy has been primarily driven by vaccine safety concerns, even though the vaccine development process is regulated by a robust and rigorous scientific system. Recent data suggest that many individuals would be unwilling to take a COVID-19 vaccine, once one is available. The Trump administration’s Operation Warp Speed aims to deliver a vaccine in the near future, even though no American or European COVID-19 vaccine has yet completed Phase 3 trials. The administration has used the emergency use authorization mechanism to fast track therapeutic products through the Food and Drug Administration and has not ruled out using the mechanism to fast track a COVID-19 vaccine. Perceived political pressure to push a COVID-19 vaccine will have a multitude of negative consequences. Not only will it lead to sub-optimal levels of vaccine acceptance toward a COVID-19 vaccine, it will reverse progress made in controlling vaccine preventable disease for years to come. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aad0327195bf4cdd843c978c23eb41f02023-09-22T08:51:52ZengTaylor & Francis GroupHuman Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics2164-55152164-554X2021-06-011761662166310.1080/21645515.2020.18464001846400Politicizing public health: the powder keg of rushing COVID-19 vaccinesRupali J. Limaye0Molly Sauer1Shaun A. Truelove2Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthVaccine hesitancy is on the rise, as more individuals are delaying or refusing vaccines. This rise in hesitancy has been primarily driven by vaccine safety concerns, even though the vaccine development process is regulated by a robust and rigorous scientific system. Recent data suggest that many individuals would be unwilling to take a COVID-19 vaccine, once one is available. The Trump administration’s Operation Warp Speed aims to deliver a vaccine in the near future, even though no American or European COVID-19 vaccine has yet completed Phase 3 trials. The administration has used the emergency use authorization mechanism to fast track therapeutic products through the Food and Drug Administration and has not ruled out using the mechanism to fast track a COVID-19 vaccine. Perceived political pressure to push a COVID-19 vaccine will have a multitude of negative consequences. Not only will it lead to sub-optimal levels of vaccine acceptance toward a COVID-19 vaccine, it will reverse progress made in controlling vaccine preventable disease for years to come.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2020.1846400covid-19 vaccinesvaccine safetyvaccine acceptancevaccine approvalvaccine hesitancy |
| spellingShingle | Rupali J. Limaye Molly Sauer Shaun A. Truelove Politicizing public health: the powder keg of rushing COVID-19 vaccines Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics covid-19 vaccines vaccine safety vaccine acceptance vaccine approval vaccine hesitancy |
| title | Politicizing public health: the powder keg of rushing COVID-19 vaccines |
| title_full | Politicizing public health: the powder keg of rushing COVID-19 vaccines |
| title_fullStr | Politicizing public health: the powder keg of rushing COVID-19 vaccines |
| title_full_unstemmed | Politicizing public health: the powder keg of rushing COVID-19 vaccines |
| title_short | Politicizing public health: the powder keg of rushing COVID-19 vaccines |
| title_sort | politicizing public health the powder keg of rushing covid 19 vaccines |
| topic | covid-19 vaccines vaccine safety vaccine acceptance vaccine approval vaccine hesitancy |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2020.1846400 |
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