Confidence in and Willingness to take the COVID-19 Vaccine – Report
Introduction
Ghana recorded her first two cases of COVID-19 on the 12th of March 2020, a day after the virus reached pandemic status. On the 30th of the same month, a partial lockdown was announced and subsequently extended, along with other cautionary measures (Afriyie, 2020). The weeks rolled into months with no end in sight, leaving Ghanaian citizens desperate for a cure and vaccine. Due to strict physical distancing measures, we heavily relied on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter for some social interaction as well as access to information, regardless of the sources (Limaye et al., 2020). Across all these platforms, people were sharing information on “cures” for the virus and ways to boost our immunity. There were also conspiracy theories on where the virus came from, why governing bodies were reacting to it the way they were and how much of a threat the virus really was. All of these created a sense of personal security in some, confusion, fear, and mistrust in others. This resulted in some reckless behavior and negative attitudes toward the vaccines that were being formulated. Click on link below to download full report
Dialogue Genitalia - Ghana 