One Vax Two Lives: a social media campaign and research program to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in pregnancy.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected pregnant people by increasing health risks of maternal morbidity and mortality, stillbirth, and preterm birth. Although numerous studies have supported the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy in preventing or mitigating the risk for these adverse outcomes, many pregnant people remain hesitant. Approximately half of US adults regularly consume news from social media platforms, which are a fertile ground for the spread of vaccine disinformation. The lack of information regarding COVID-19 vaccine safety early in the pandemic fueled vaccine myths targeting the fears of pregnant people about vaccination risks. Saddened by the spike in maternal deaths of unvaccinated individuals during the COVID-19 Delta variant surge in

SUBMITTER: Marcell L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9221742 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature