Cognitive barriers to COVID-19 vaccine uptake among older adults

• Main Authors: CHIA, Jonathan L., HARTANTO, Andree
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2021
• Subjects: cognitive barriers; vaccine uptake; vaccine hesitancy; older adults; COVID-19; Singapore; Cognitive Psychology; Health Psychology; Public Health
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3418; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/4675/viewcontent/fmed_08_756275_pvoa.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in tremendous loss of life. As of late-July 2021, there have been more than 191 million confirmed cases and over 4.1 million deaths recorded (1). Although most nations have developed some competency in COVID-19 containment (2–4), there are new challenges. The continual spread of COVID-19 has resulted in new variants (5–7). These new variants are posited to have a significantly higher transmissibility (8–10), with higher fatality rates (11, 12).