The unprecedented rapid pace of COVID-19 vaccine development stimulated fear and suspicion towards the vaccines

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Sourced from the abstract and stated challenges of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2024 and 2026, spanning 3 journals. Those papers have been cited 13 times in total.

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• A qualitative examination of primary care team’s participation in the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccination (2024) · BMC Family Practice · cited 4× · doi

  RESULTS: With respect to understanding PHC teams' participation in the different phases of the COVID-19 vaccination rollouts, we identified five themes: (i) supporting long-term care, (ii) providing leadership in mass vaccinations, (iii) integrating vaccinations in PHC practice sites, (iv) reaching those in need through outreach activities; and (v) PHC's contributions being under-recognized.

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  Keywords: vaccinations respect understanding teams participation different phases covid vaccination rollouts identified five themes supporting long
• Development of a Pandemic-Resilient Framework to Optimise Childhood Routine Immunisation and Maternal Health Services Post-COVID-19 Pandemic in Sokoto State, Nigeria: A Mixed Method Study Protocol (2026) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi

  Reduced care-seeking, shortages of staff and supplies, and broader system constraints contributed to disruptions in essential health services. The rapid rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, combined with weak communication, created an environment where misinformation and anti-vaccine narratives spread easily. Fear of exposure to COVID-19 at health facilities, movement restrictions, limited workforce availability, and the diversion of child health resources toward pandemic response efforts all contributed to the decline in vaccination coverage.

  generalstated challengesevidence 5/5
  Keywords: reduced care-seeking shortages staff supplies broader system constraints
• Identifying vaccine-hesitant subgroups in the Western Pacific using latent class analysis (2025) · npj Vaccines · cited 9× · doi

  The unprecedented rapid pace of COVID-19 vaccine development stimulated fear and suspicion towards the vaccines. Widespread vaccine misinformation increased the prevalence of mistrust in public health recommendations. The need to identify the target segments in the population and tailor approaches prioritising the ones with the largest share of vaccine hesitant people.

  generalstated challengesevidence 5/5
  Keywords: unprecedented rapid pace covid-19 vaccine development stimulated fear

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