Doubtful health care workers lower the brink.
Desye 7-27-2022. [Belay Lecturer, Department of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Adigrat University; “Prevalence and Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Among Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review,” Front. Public Health, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.941206 //cpsw-ay]
Several studies revealed that not all HCWs were ready to accept the vaccine for COVID-19, there have been increasing reports on hesitancy in receiving the vaccine. For example, a study conducted in Egypt (21%) (11), Ghana (39.3%) (12), and the USA (36%) (13) found that HCWs were intended to accept the COVID-19 vaccine. Most of HCWs reported that their concerns were about the safety and adverse side effects of the vaccines (12–15).
Healthcare workers bridge the gap between healthcare systems and patients. HCWs vaccine acceptance rates correlated with their willingness to recommend the COVID-19 vaccination to their patients. Individuals of the general population who agreed on the benefit of vaccination as recommended by HCWs are reported to have a higher willingness to pay for COVID-19 vaccines (16). People commonly depend on HCWs' information and actions to guide their decisions regarding the acceptance or refusal of the COVID-19 vaccine (17–19). Delays in COVID-19 vaccination among HCWs further prevent herd immunity and will cause an increase in COVID-19-related illnesses and deaths (3, 13).