Is Mexico's population hesitant towards COVID-19 vaccines? A 2021 survey on different levels of hesitancy and its determinants.

ABSTRACT: Vaccine hesitancy is a well-known phenomenon whereby individuals in a population reject or delay being vaccinated despite having access to vaccine services. This phenomenon is especially problematic in the current context of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) pandemic because vaccine hesitancy can decrease vaccination rates. In Mexico, vaccine hesitancy has been less thoroughly studied than in other countries such as the United States despite its importance and the potential impact of overlooking the problem. Understanding and effectively tackling this problem requires a more in-depth analysis of the defining characteristics of vaccination hesitancy. For this purpose, the World Health Organization's (WHO) Vaccine Hesitancy Determinants Matrix (VHDM in this stud

SUBMITTER: Echanove-Cuevas DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9383977 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature