Section: Module 6: Lesson 2: Vaccine Hesitancy, Acceptance, and Uptake | Pandemic Etiology, Preparedness, and Response | NextGenU.org
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Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:- Outline the major factors that influence vaccine uptake and the impact of hesitancy on public health.
- Explain the role of healthcare workers on influencing vaccine uptake in communities.
- Compare the effectiveness and ethical concerns of different strategies used to increase vaccine acceptance and uptake in society.
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Students mustMark as done
Required Learning Resources and Activities
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Students mustView
Read the content under the heading "Section 3B: Scope" up until the heading "Section 3E: Models of Vaccine Hesitancy: Vaccine Hesitancy Determinants" on pages 8-11. (7 minutes)
The SAGE Vaccine Hesitancy Working Group
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Students mustView
Read the entire document. (12 minutes)
The SAGE Vaccine Hesitancy Working Group
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Students mustView
Read the content on pages 10-18. (15 minutes)
PAHO-2020
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Students mustView
Read the entire presentation. (6 minutes)
WHO
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Students mustViewStart discussions: 1In this activity, you will identify and discuss public health strategies and vaccination.
Instructions
- Reflect on the topic using initial readings in the course, previous knowledge, or other sources that have expanded your knowledge.
- Prepare a 500 -650 word paper to summarize your reflections. You should:
- Identify public health strategies that can potentially be implemented to increase the uptake of vaccines for a particular pandemic/epidemic in a specific country/region.
- Discuss these strategies in terms of potential ethical concerns, effectiveness, and public reaction.
- You must cite and reference at least two credible sources. All references should follow the 7th Edition APA formatting. For further instructions, see the resource on the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library: APA citation resource (N.B. references are excluded from word counts).
- The paper should be written in Times New Roman, point 12, and double spaced. Submit the paper along with a cover page and reference.
- To submit your work, click on the “Add a new discussion topic” button under this post and paste your work in the “message” box.
OPTIONAL: Interact (10 minutes)
If you would like to, you can reply to your peers' posts in a respectful and professional manner. Ensure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas of other potential difficulties and parties involved, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.”
- Reflect on the topic using initial readings in the course, previous knowledge, or other sources that have expanded your knowledge.
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Quiz: Module 6
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TO PASS THIS QUIZ YOU MUST OBTAIN A SCORE OF 80%.
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Students mustMark as done
Recommended Additional Readings
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Students mustViewRead the Flow Diagram (6 minutes)
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Students mustViewRead the content under the headings “Is all the information published in social media true?”, “Where can I find accurate information on vaccines?”, “What are anti-vaccination movements?” “What are the main doubts raised by anti-vaccination groups and what are the facts?” “How can risk aversion be overcome?”, “What are the facts about the development of the COVID-19 vaccines?” and “Why trust in the safety of the vaccines? (18 minutes)
PAHO-2021 -
Students mustView
Read the entire article. (31 minutes)
US National Library of Medicine