Antivaccine movement and vaccine hesitancy at covid-19 scenario: reflections to the information science field

Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic increased the antivaccination movements and the vaccine hesitancy, as well as the infodemia, misinformation and fake news. This study sought to problematize these phenomena in the COVID-19 scenario, from the perspective of Information Science. It aimed to identify, i...

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Autores: Vignoli, Richele Grenge, Silva, Rafaela Carolina da, Maran, Maria Fabiana Izídio de Almeida, Vitoriano, Márcia Cristina Carvalho Pazin
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL)
Repositorio:Informação & Informação
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/44320
Acceso en línea:https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/informacao/article/view/44320
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Information Science
. Antivaccine Movement
Vaccine hesitancy
COVID19
Ciencias de la Información
Movimiento antivacuna
Vacilación ante la vacuna
COVID-19
Ciência da Informação
Movimento antivacina
Hesitação vacinal
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Sumario:Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic increased the antivaccination movements and the vaccine hesitancy, as well as the infodemia, misinformation and fake news. This study sought to problematize these phenomena in the COVID-19 scenario, from the perspective of Information Science. It aimed to identify, in the field of Information Science, research related to the antivaccination movement and vaccine hesitancy, in order to elucidate how the area has positioned itself about the reasons why an individual hesitates to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Methods: For this, was carried out a qualitative, exploratory and bibliographical research. Results: It was highlighted that vaccine hesitancy is related to reasons involved in informational phenomena and that Information Science can alleviate vaccine hesitancy at COVID-19, through the dissemination of truthful and reliable information, which can save lives. Conclusions: Hence, the information professional needs to expand their performance to social contexts, in order to contribute to different scenarios, in which information has a decisive role, such as the COVID- 19.