"Investigating the experiences and perspectives of caregivers qualitatively, particularly in settings with low vaccine uptake, provides a unique understanding of specific social values that caregivers associate with vaccination programs." Growing public health evidence suggests that, in addition to health-related benefits, there are also social and
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Routine vaccinations in India disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic
In less than three months from its detection, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) a pandemic. COVID-19’s causative agent, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is highly infective. To date, over 103 million cases have been reported, with over 2.23 million deaths.
At various points in the pandemic’s trajectory, the rapid spread of COVID-19 across many parts of the world have forced numerous nations into a string of lockdowns. In India, lockdown measures have resulted in major disruptions to essential health services, including routine immunization drives for children. Such interruptions during previous epidemics have led to outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, amplifying morbidity and mortality.
Industry News: Sabin Vaccine Institute funds investigation into COVID-19 misinformation and design solutions to increase vaccine acceptance
15 Jan 2021
Sabin Vaccine Institute (Sabin) has announced that it has awarded grants to research teams in four countries to explore the social drivers of COVID-19 misinformation, and its impact on routine immunization acceptance and the acceptance of a COVID-19 vaccine.
The grants are part of Sabin’s Social and Behavioral Interventions for Vaccination Acceptance Small Grants Program, which provides funding to researchers in low- and middle-income countries to better understand the social drivers of vaccination and design small-scale interventions to assess their impact on vaccination acceptance.
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Sabin Vaccine Institute Funds Researchers to Investigate COVID-19 Misinformation, Design .
The Sabin Vaccine InstituteJanuary 13, 2021 GMT
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) The Sabin Vaccine Institute (Sabin) announced today that it has awarded grants to research teams in four countries to explore the social drivers of COVID-19 misinformation, and its impact on routine immunization acceptance and the acceptance of a COVID-19 vaccine.
The grants are part of Sabin’s Social and Behavioral Interventions for Vaccination Acceptance Small Grants Program, which provides funding to researchers in low- and middle-income countries to better understand the social drivers of vaccination and design small-scale interventions to assess their impact on vaccination acceptance.