Vaccine hesitancy is a complex and context-specific phenomenon that can be defined as a “delay in acceptance or refusal of vaccination.
conducted by the University of Johannesburg and the Human Sciences Research Council on the impacts of the pandemic on South African citizens showed that 18% of the 10 618 participants were against vaccinations or were concerned about the effectiveness of the vaccine. However, the majority of individuals were more afraid of the potential side-effects of the vaccine.
Unsurprisingly, governmental distrust and political support has shown to be one of the factors contributing to vaccine hesitancy in South Africa. In June, 2 million Johnson & Johnson vaccines were discarded due to possible contamination from a US factory.This incident could have encouraged vaccine hesitancy within the country as it then added fuel to the already sceptical nation’s fire.
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