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Mapping of Public Approach towards COVID-19 Vaccine for Preparedness and Resilience of Emerging Threats to Facilitate Cross-Country Systematic Roll-Out of Resources
Version 1
: Received: 21 February 2024 / Approved: 23 February 2024 / Online: 25 February 2024 (23:30:30 CET)
Version 2
: Received: 25 March 2024 / Approved: 26 March 2024 / Online: 27 March 2024 (06:14:32 CET)
How to cite:
Sarkar, J.; Sarkar, C. Mapping of Public Approach towards COVID-19 Vaccine for Preparedness and Resilience of Emerging Threats to Facilitate Cross-Country Systematic Roll-Out of Resources. Preprints2024, 2024021366. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1366.v2
Sarkar, J.; Sarkar, C. Mapping of Public Approach towards COVID-19 Vaccine for Preparedness and Resilience of Emerging Threats to Facilitate Cross-Country Systematic Roll-Out of Resources. Preprints 2024, 2024021366. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1366.v2
Sarkar, J.; Sarkar, C. Mapping of Public Approach towards COVID-19 Vaccine for Preparedness and Resilience of Emerging Threats to Facilitate Cross-Country Systematic Roll-Out of Resources. Preprints2024, 2024021366. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1366.v2
APA Style
Sarkar, J., & Sarkar, C. (2024). Mapping of Public Approach towards COVID-19 Vaccine for Preparedness and Resilience of Emerging Threats to Facilitate Cross-Country Systematic Roll-Out of Resources. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1366.v2
Chicago/Turabian Style
Sarkar, J. and Chiradeep Sarkar. 2024 "Mapping of Public Approach towards COVID-19 Vaccine for Preparedness and Resilience of Emerging Threats to Facilitate Cross-Country Systematic Roll-Out of Resources" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1366.v2
Abstract
Background: Vaccine hesitancy was one of India's problems after the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out. Earlier studies carried out to understand people's perception of the vaccine were mainly based on online or offline community-based surveys. These studies do not help to understand the actions taken by people towards vaccination. Hence, this study has been designed to understand the exact behavior of people toward the vaccine. Methods: Age-wise, the population was sub-grouped into three groups, above 18 years, 12-14 years, and 15-18 years. The data analysis has been done using cumulative coverage of vaccines in the said age groups. Results: The study shows a substantial population has missed second and booster doses of vaccine at the state, regional, and national levels in all three age groups. Even for the states that have shown the smallest number of people who missed their dose, their number is in the thousands. Conclusion: Further research is needed to know, in total population, how many people have not even taken a single dose of vaccine. Policy-level efforts are needed to cover the entire population of the country for at least a single dose and vulnerable populations, for additional booster doses after primary doses.
Keywords
COVID-19; India; pandemic; viruses; vaccines
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Public Health and Health Services
Copyright:
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