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Vol. 22. Issue 2.
Pages 93-97 (May - August 2021)
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Vol. 22. Issue 2.
Pages 93-97 (May - August 2021)
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Myths and conspiracy theories on vaccines and COVID-19: Potential effect on global vaccine refusals
Mitos, teorías conspiratorias y COVID-19: efecto potencial en los rechazos globales a la vacunación
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I. Ullaha,b,c, K.S. Khand, M.J. Tahire,f, A. Ahmedg, H. Harapanh,i,j,
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harapan@unsyiah.ac.id

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a Kabir Medical College, Gandhara University, Peshawar 25000, Pakistan
b Undergraduate Research Organization, Dhaka 1342, Bangladesh
c Naseer Teaching Hospital, Peshawar 25000, Pakistan
d Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi 74200, Pakistan
e Ameer-ud-Din Medical College, Affiliated with University of Health and Sciences, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
f Lahore General Hospital, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
g School of Pharmacy, Monash University, Bandar Sunway 47500, Malaysia
h Medical Research Unit, School of Medicine, Indonesia
i Tropical Diseases Centre, School of Medicine, Indonesia
j Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Banda Aceh 23111, Indonesia
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The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is one of the international crises and researchers are working collaboratively to develop a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine. The World Health Organization recognizes vaccine hesitancy as the world's top threat to public health safety, particularly in low middle-income countries. Vaccine hesitancy can be due to a lack of knowledge, false religious beliefs, or anti-vaccine misinformation. The current situation regarding anti-vaccine beliefs is pointing towards dreadful outcomes. It raises the concern that will people believe and accept the new COVID-19 vaccines despite all anti-vaccine movements and COVID-19-related myths and conspiracy theories. This review discusses the possible detrimental impacts of myths and conspiracy theories related to COVID-19 and vaccine on COVID-19 vaccine refusals as well as other vaccine programs.

Keywords:
COVID-19
Pandemic
Myths
Conspiracy
Anti-vaccine
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La pandemia actual de COVID-19 (enfermedad por coronavirus de 2019) es una crisis internacional y los investigadores están trabajando conjuntamente para desarrollar una vacuna efectiva contra ella. La Organización Mundial de la Salud reconoce la renuencia a la vacuna como una de las principales amenazas para la seguridad de la salud pública, particularmente en los países con bajos ingresos medios. Dicho rechazo a la vacuna puede deberse a falta de conocimiento, falsas creencias religiosas o desinformación acerca de la anti-vacunación. La situación actual con respecto a las creencias apunta a resultados terribles. Suscita la inquietud de que las personas crean y acepten las nuevas vacunas frente a la COVID-19 a pesar de todos los movimientos anti-vacunación y los mitos y teorías conspiradoras relacionados con esta enfermedad. Esta revisión trata sobre el posible impacto perjudicial de los mitos y teorías conspiradoras relacionados con la COVID-19 y el rechazo a la vacunación frente a la misma, así como a otros programas de vacunación.

Palabras clave:
COVID-19
Pandemia
Mitos
Conspiración
Anti-vacunación

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