The elderly wait for their Covid-19 vaccines at Bang Sue Grand Station. Photo: Wichan Charoenkiatpakul
Specific information that addresses immediate concerns of people, especially those in high-risk groups, is needed if authorities are to boost the Covid-19 vaccine uptake rate, a poll has found.
The International Health Policy Program (IHPP), Ministry of Public Health, recently conducted a survey to learn about the influence of the infodemic on Thai people’s willingness to receive Covid-19 vaccines.
An “infodemic” is described by the World Health Organization as an overabundance of information, both true and false, which can undermine the public health response and harm people’s health.
The poll, which ran at two-week intervals from March to May, covered more than 130,000 people throughout…
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