Causes and effects of vaccine hesitancy among international students- a rising public health concern
A systemic review
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Causes, Effects, Vaccine hesitancy, COVID-19, International studentsAbstract
Introduction: Vaccine hesitancy was the biggest challenge with the pandemic having its own negative implications on the world in general. So many classes of people had different reasons as to why they didn’t feel the need to get vaccinated and with the COVID vaccination mandate put in place, a lot of people rebelled against it which led to so much confusion when people felt they were discriminated against because of their distrust in the available COVID-19 vaccines. Method: Several alternative searches were conducted in this pursuit on Google scholar and PubMed to help gather the necessary information concerning the aforementioned topic. The meta-analysis highlighted in this respect comprised of exactly 8 articles. Said recommendations like assessment of efficacy of studies incorporated and also extensive research towards addressing some mentioned concerns should be done so as to head towards a solution-based-research. A questionnaire was also prepared to help collect necessary data in relation to the said topic. Result: To enhance overall wellness and making the people aware of the scientific data backing the vaccines efficiency.
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