The barriers, facilitators and association of vaccine certificates on COVID-19 vaccine uptake: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Globally, COVID-19 vaccines have proven to be instrumental for promoting population health by reducing illness from SARS-CoV-2. Vaccine certificates emerged as a potentially promising solution for encouraging vaccination and facilitating the safe reopening of society, however, they were controversial due to criticisms of infringing upon individual rights. While there is extensive literature describing the ethical, legal, and public health implications of vaccine certificates, there is currently a gap in knowledge about the association of vaccine certificates on vaccine uptake during the COVID-19 pandemic and barriers and facilitators to their use.

Objectives

The objectives of this scoping review are to (i) describe the existing literature on the association of vac

SUBMITTER: Zhu DT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10537206 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature