Open AccessAddressing Persistent Vaccine Hesitancy in a Military Community Through a Physician-Led Intervention
Author(s) -
Joseph Glendening,
Brant Bickford,
Ronald J. Markert,
Joseph Yuhas,
Andrew Berglund,
Devin Kelly,
Joshua Scott,
Kathryn M Burtson
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
military medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1930-613X
pISSN - 0026-4075
DOI - 10.1093/milmed/usac176
Subject(s) - medicine , family medicine , vaccination , presentation (obstetrics) , public health , pandemic , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , covid-19 , nursing , immunology , surgery
Following the identification of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China, the virus has spread rapidly around the world causing severe illness and death. Several vaccines were found to be safe and effective and made available first to those most at risk and then to the general public. Despite the safety and efficacy profiles, vaccine hesitancy remains a significant barrier to widespread immunity. Within the military community at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, we provided multiple physician-led educational seminars to address vaccination concerns and decrease vaccine hesitancy.
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