Vaccine hesitancy in cancer patients: A rapid review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Vaccination is a key strategy to limit the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, among vulnerable groups such as cancer patients. However, COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is limiting vaccination uptake in this population as in others. This study aimed to synthesise the emerging literature on vaccine hesitancy in this population and in Oncology health professionals, reasons for and factors associated with hesitancy, and interventions that address hesitancy.

Methods

A rapid review was undertaken PubMed, Ovid and Google across all years up to October 2021 for articles in English, from any country or region, addressing the above issues. Individual case studies, opinion pieces, commentary articles and conference abstracts were excluded. Article screening, data extraction and b

SUBMITTER: Butow P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9951090 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature