Although a large number of people accept vaccines, 30 to 40 per cent were still hesitant as everyone was flooded with information from the internet, said Dr Chandrakant Laharia, a vaccine public policy and health systems expert. He said during the e-Summit organized by Heal Foundation, Indian Public Health Association, DPU and Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication (MCNUJC) that there has been hesitation in vaccination since the introduction of polio vaccination.
During this Dr. Laharia said COVID-19 Sometimes the reason for hesitation was misinformation. He said the government should involve specialist health communication agencies and a professionally designed centralized communication strategy to drive coordinated behavior change campaigns, which should be followed by all stakeholders.
MCNUJC Vice Chancellor Prof KG Suresh said, “Misinformation spreads mainly due to lack of information, but without malicious intent.
Dr Swadeep Srivastava, Founder and CEO, Heal Foundation, said that they will soon launch the India Health Infodemic Fact-Checking Network (IHIFCN), a platform for health information, in collaboration with the Indian Public Health Association (IPHA). which is going public. , mainly through social media.
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