COVID-19 Vaccine Inequities and Hesitancy in Iraq

• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 349.56 Law of specific jurisdictions, areas, socioeconomic regions, regional intergovernmental organizations
• Thông tin xuất bản: Washington, DC, 2022
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 322782
• Chủ đề: 1. COVID-19 PANDEMIC; 2. HIGH FREQUENCY PHONE SURVEY DATA; 3. VACCINATION DISPARITY; 4. VACCINATION RATE; 5. VACCINE HESITANCY

Tóm tắt

While Iraq continues to experience a surge in the number of coronavirus cases, the proportion of the country's population that is vaccinated remains very low. For a more in-depth understanding of the state of vaccination in Iraq, this note presents findings on Coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccination disparities and hesitancy from the last three rounds of the Iraq High Frequency Phone Survey (IHFPS) conducted between June and August 2021. Findings from the survey suggest a low but increasing vaccination trend among adult Iraqis, however, resistance to the vaccine remain high. Fear and mistrust towards the Covid-19 vaccine risks to undermine the efficacy of the country's vaccination campaign. Low vaccination rate and the important disparities that have emerged in vaccination and vaccine hesitancy highlight the need for a robust and more inclusive vaccination campaign.