To vaccine or not?: decision-making in the time for COVID-19 vaccines
SOURCE: Cultural Studies - Critical Methodologies
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2021
TITLE AUTHOR(S): C.Groenewald
KEYWORDS: COVID-19, DECISION MAKING, IMMUNIZATION
DEPARTMENT: Public Health, Societies and Belonging (HSC)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 9812327
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/19375
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/19375
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2021
TITLE AUTHOR(S): C.Groenewald
KEYWORDS: COVID-19, DECISION MAKING, IMMUNIZATION
DEPARTMENT: Public Health, Societies and Belonging (HSC)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 9812327
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/19375
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/19375
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Abstract
Decision-making has become an important component of the COVID-19 pandemic. A particular decision that we are currently presented with is whether to take up COVID-19 vaccines or not. Through the lens of autoethnography, I present my personal "vaccine decision-making" process as a social scientist who, despite having mixed emotions toward COVID-19 vaccines, made the decision to get vaccinated. Recognizing the subjective nature of my narrative, autoethnography is valuable to produce knowledge that is meaningful, evocative, and relatable to different audiences. This article thus offers valuable insights into decision-making related to COVID-19 vaccine uptake, shedding light on the importance of vaccine literacy, trust, and social responsibility in this process.-
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