COVID-19 vaccines uptake: Public knowledge, awareness, perception and acceptance among adult Africans.
John Kojo AhiakpaNanma T CosmasFelix Emeka AnyiamKingsley O EnalumeIbrahim LawanIjuptil B GabrielChinonyelum L OforkaHamze G DahirSalisu T FausatMaureen A NwobodoGetrude P MassaweAdachukwu S ObaghaDebra U OkehBenjamin KarikariSamuel T AderonkeOlushola M AwoyemiIdowu A AneyoFunmilayo V DohertyPublished in: PloS one (2022)
More than one-third of African adults who participated in the survey indicated they would not receive the COVID-19 vaccine, with majority of them expressing skepticisms about the vaccine's efficacy. It is possible that many of the people who would not be vaccinated would have an impact on the implementation of a COVID-19 immunisation programme that is meant for all of society. Majority of the respondents were unwilling to pay for the COVID-19 vaccines when made available. An awareness campaign should be focused on promoting the benefits of vaccination at the individual and population levels, as well as on taking preemptive actions to debunk misconceptions about the vaccines before they become further widespread.