Why the distrust in the vaccine against covid-19?
Although the development and approval of coronavirus vaccines in the world are progressing, a large number of people do not want to be vaccinated. For this reason, several countries have encountered difficulties in carrying out their vaccination plans.
According to a study carried out by Ipsos, the number of populations willing to be inoculated in some countries is less than half.
In Japan, it is 60 percent, and in France 40 percent. Russia and South Africa also have a low figure.
Reasons why people don’t want the virus vaccine
Japan
Among the countries mentioned above, the authorities have been the subject of several class-action lawsuits. For example, in Japan, since 1970, there have been class-action lawsuits over the side effects attributed to various vaccines, including smallpox.
In addition, two deaths that occurred after the injection of a combined vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis caused its temporary withdrawal and a reaction of distrust from the public, although it was later reintroduced.
The consequences of vaccines generate more and more mistrust in the people. For this reason, vaccination programs have not advanced for 15-20 years in Japan.
Russia
In Russia, even though Putin’s daughter and Alexandre Guintsbourg, head of the Gamaleya center, tested the Sputnik V vaccine, only 43 percent of the population in that country said they were ready to be vaccinated.
According to Lev Gudkov, the trust problem with Sputnik V is fueled by “the pressure of propaganda.”
“This massive campaign arouses strong apprehension and mistrust (…) People understand that (Russian President) Vladimir Putin is using the vaccine for the anti-Western confrontation.”
United State of America
The trend is no different in the United States. Mohamed Sfaxi, a radiologist at a New Jersey hospital, said the mistrust stems from the innovative technique of the Pfizer / BioNTech and Moderna vaccines and the speed with which the vaccine was conceived.
“But the fact that we have gone very fast is because science has made progress, and everyone has dedicated themselves to this,” explained the doctor.
According to the Royal Society Open Science magazine, a report denounced that almost 33% of the population of various countries believed false information about the coronavirus and were more reluctant to get vaccinated.
We want to conclude with those words.
“If we don’t start promoting vaccine literacy and restoring people’s trust in science, we can’t hope to contain the pandemic,” warns Heide J. Larson.