Maximizing Completion of the Two-Dose COVID-19 Vaccine Series with Aid from Infographics

Two of the three COVID-19 vaccines approved in the United States require two doses to reach full efficacy, as do others available elsewhere in the world. The complete series of multidose COVID-19 vaccines offers stronger protection against infection by SARS-CoV-2 compared to single-dose injections w...

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Autores principales:	Madison Crutcher, Paul M. Seidler
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	COVID-19 public health vaccine hesitancy vaccine confidence vaccination therapeutic adherence Medicine R
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/29c3624e534a45169f3ba2f273e077a6
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:29c3624e534a45169f3ba2f273e077a62021-11-25T19:10:15ZMaximizing Completion of the Two-Dose COVID-19 Vaccine Series with Aid from Infographics10.3390/vaccines91112292076-393Xhttps://doaj.org/article/29c3624e534a45169f3ba2f273e077a62021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/9/11/1229https://doaj.org/toc/2076-393XTwo of the three COVID-19 vaccines approved in the United States require two doses to reach full efficacy, as do others available elsewhere in the world. The complete series of multidose COVID-19 vaccines offers stronger protection against infection by SARS-CoV-2 compared to single-dose injections with the same vaccines. Achieving perfect community-level adherence is a challenge in any public health campaign, even in non-pandemic times. Vaccines requiring multiple doses combined with a surge of vaccine hesitancy and misinformation that has been witnessed by the public during the COVID-19 pandemic are exacerbating the challenge of ensuring the world’s population achieves a sufficient level of immunity against COVID-19. Here, we describe the results of our study in which we sought to determine whether completion of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine regimen could be improved by disseminating infographics that explain what the vaccine is and why returning for the second dose is beneficial. Our results show that the proportion of COVID-19 vaccine recipients returning for a second inoculation grew after COVID-19 vaccine infographics were distributed to first-time vaccine recipients. We suggest that extending communication and outreach initiatives into the clinic positively influences the rate of follow-up visits, and that infographics are useful tools to aid and bolster the deployment of COVID-19 vaccines.Madison CrutcherPaul M. SeidlerMDPI AGarticleCOVID-19public healthvaccine hesitancyvaccine confidencevaccinationtherapeutic adherenceMedicineRENVaccines, Vol 9, Iss 1229, p 1229 (2021)
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description	Two of the three COVID-19 vaccines approved in the United States require two doses to reach full efficacy, as do others available elsewhere in the world. The complete series of multidose COVID-19 vaccines offers stronger protection against infection by SARS-CoV-2 compared to single-dose injections with the same vaccines. Achieving perfect community-level adherence is a challenge in any public health campaign, even in non-pandemic times. Vaccines requiring multiple doses combined with a surge of vaccine hesitancy and misinformation that has been witnessed by the public during the COVID-19 pandemic are exacerbating the challenge of ensuring the world’s population achieves a sufficient level of immunity against COVID-19. Here, we describe the results of our study in which we sought to determine whether completion of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine regimen could be improved by disseminating infographics that explain what the vaccine is and why returning for the second dose is beneficial. Our results show that the proportion of COVID-19 vaccine recipients returning for a second inoculation grew after COVID-19 vaccine infographics were distributed to first-time vaccine recipients. We suggest that extending communication and outreach initiatives into the clinic positively influences the rate of follow-up visits, and that infographics are useful tools to aid and bolster the deployment of COVID-19 vaccines.
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Maximizing Completion of the Two-Dose COVID-19 Vaccine Series with Aid from Infographics

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