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BAU Journal - Health and Wellbeing

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2022

COVID-19

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Vaccination For Newly Emerged Infectious Diseases As A Blessing Or Curse From The Perspective Of The Lebanese Population: A Two-Phase Study, May Saab, Souraya Domiati Oct 2022

Vaccination For Newly Emerged Infectious Diseases As A Blessing Or Curse From The Perspective Of The Lebanese Population: A Two-Phase Study, May Saab, Souraya Domiati

BAU Journal - Health and Wellbeing

Although vaccination campaigns have been vital in mitigating the spread of many pandemics, false information about COVID-19 vaccine through social media might have a negative impact on its acceptance. In Lebanon, prior to the vaccination campaign, the acceptance rate of COVID-19 vaccination did not exceed 20 %. In the current study, the acceptance of vaccination by Lebanese participants was studied following the launching of the vaccine. The aim of the work is to reveal the actual intention of the studied sample once the vaccine is available and investigate the change in the perception and acceptance rate of Lebanese citizens about …