COVID-19 health information sources and vaccine hesitancy: Correspondence.

Dear Editor,

We would like to share ideas on the publication “Impact of COVID-19 health information sources on student vaccine hesitancy.” Students who were most trusting in their COVID-19 information sources were more likely to receive the vaccine, according to Rusgis et al. Rusgis et al stated that pharmacy students rely heavily on information provided by the school curriculum/coursework, implying that pharmacy faculty should include methods of addressing vaccine hesitancy in their curriculum, such as simulation modules and the Pharmacists' Patient Care Process, to help students combat vaccine hesitancy and misinformation when communicating with patients. Vaccine apprehension is influenced by a number of factors, we agree. The knowledge could be viewed as a critical factor in vaccine acceptability. The exact determinant, however, is knowledge rather than information. The lack of understanding of COVID-19 among medical personnel continues to be a concern. Furthermore, the background COVID-19 outbreak condition may have an impact on vaccine apprehension. There is a temporal possibility of vaccination acceptance and an association with background the local COVID-19 outbreak stage, according to a recent data from Hong Kong.

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