Feasibility of Provision and Vaccine Hesitancy at a Central Hospital COVID-19 Vaccination Site in South Africa after Four Waves of the Pandemic.
Shanal NairKhanyisile TshabalalaNevilene SlingersLieve VanleeuwDebashis BasuFareed AbdullahPublished in: Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) (2024)
This study has shown that it is logistically acceptable to provide a vaccination site at a large hospital targeting patients attending outpatient services for chronic medical conditions. This service also benefits accompanying persons and hospital staff. Access and convenience of the vaccination site influence decision-making, increasing the opportunity to vaccinate. However, vaccine hesitancy is widespread with just under one-quarter of all those offered vaccinations remaining unvaccinated. Strengthening health education and patient-clinician engagement about the benefits of vaccination is essential to reach highly vulnerable populations routinely attending hospital outpatient departments with an appropriate vaccination program.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- south africa
- mental health
- acute care
- decision making
- adverse drug
- ejection fraction
- primary care
- social media
- prognostic factors
- risk assessment
- patient reported outcomes
- climate change
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- human immunodeficiency virus
- electronic health record
- antiretroviral therapy
- drug induced