Open AccessVaccine hesitancy after taking the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine: A challenge for the COVID-19 vaccination program in India
Author(s) -
Yashik Bansal,
Pragya Chand,
Nalini Bansal,
Pushpendra Singh
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2103_21
Subject(s) - medicine , vaccination , immunization , adverse effect , pandemic , vaccination schedule , covid-19 , anxiety , pediatrics , family medicine , disease , immunology , psychiatry , infectious disease (medical specialty) , antibody
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination campaigns are trying to curb the pandemic by vaccinating as many individuals and as quickly as possible. The speed of immunization depends upon the availability of the vaccine and vaccine uptake by the communities, which in turn is related to vaccine hesitancy, the safety/efficacy profile of the vaccines, and adverse events following immunization (AEFI).