OBJECTIVES: Vaccination campaigns against COVID-19 throughout the world are not only a major organisational challenge, but also a communication and social challenge. Recent data from several countries show that a relevant proportion of citizens either do not plan to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or would rather postpone their vaccination. We argue that such attitudes are not the result of generalised scepticism about vaccination, nor of generalised distrust in science. METHODS: We analysed data from three survey waves on attitudes to vaccination against COVID-19 conducted in Italy in October 2020, January 2021, and May 2021 in the context of the Science in Society Monitor. RESULTS: Positive evaluations of experts’ communication and trust in their contribution—as well as in that of health institutions, local authorities, and healthcare workers—play a key role in understanding the willingness to be vaccinated. CONCLUSION: Relevant implications can be drawn in terms of communication efforts and institutional strategies that are essential to build effective and inclusive vaccination campaigns.

Public Perception of COVID-19 Vaccination in Italy: The Role of Trust and Experts’ Communication / Bucchi, Massimiano; Fattorini, Eliana; Saracino, Barbara. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. - ISSN 1661-8564. - 67:(2022), pp. 1604222.1-1604222.9. [10.3389/ijph.2022.1604222]

Public Perception of COVID-19 Vaccination in Italy: The Role of Trust and Experts’ Communication

Bucchi, Massimiano
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Fattorini, Eliana
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2022-01-01

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Vaccination campaigns against COVID-19 throughout the world are not only a major organisational challenge, but also a communication and social challenge. Recent data from several countries show that a relevant proportion of citizens either do not plan to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or would rather postpone their vaccination. We argue that such attitudes are not the result of generalised scepticism about vaccination, nor of generalised distrust in science. METHODS: We analysed data from three survey waves on attitudes to vaccination against COVID-19 conducted in Italy in October 2020, January 2021, and May 2021 in the context of the Science in Society Monitor. RESULTS: Positive evaluations of experts’ communication and trust in their contribution—as well as in that of health institutions, local authorities, and healthcare workers—play a key role in understanding the willingness to be vaccinated. CONCLUSION: Relevant implications can be drawn in terms of communication efforts and institutional strategies that are essential to build effective and inclusive vaccination campaigns.
2022
Bucchi, Massimiano; Fattorini, Eliana; Saracino, Barbara
Public Perception of COVID-19 Vaccination in Italy: The Role of Trust and Experts’ Communication / Bucchi, Massimiano; Fattorini, Eliana; Saracino, Barbara. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. - ISSN 1661-8564. - 67:(2022), pp. 1604222.1-1604222.9. [10.3389/ijph.2022.1604222]
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