1. More than one crisis: COVID-19 response actors navigating multi-dimensional crises in Flanders, Belgium.
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Kattumana, Tarun, Heyerdahl, Leonardo W., Nguyen, ToTran, Dielen, Stef, Peeters Grietens, Koen, Vandamme, Anne-Mieke, Giles-Vernick, Tamara, Larson, Heidi J., Vandaele, Nico, Vandermeulen, Corinne, Gryseels, Charlotte, and Van Riet, Carla
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HEALTH policy , *COVID-19 vaccines , *VACCINATION coverage , *PATIENT-centered care , *INTERVIEWING , *EXPERIENCE , *QUALITATIVE research , *VACCINE hesitancy , *COMMUNICATION , *RESEARCH funding , *THEMATIC analysis , *JUDGMENT sampling , *STATISTICAL sampling , *DATA analysis software , *COVID-19 pandemic , *CRISIS intervention (Mental health services) , *TRUST - Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted societies globally. Public health institutions were tasked with responding to the pandemic in a dynamic and uncertain context. This paper sheds light on the experiences of COVID-19 response actors as they navigated multi-dimensional crises associated with the pandemic in general and vaccine hesitancy in particular. This research was conducted during the initial phase of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Flanders, Belgium. Participants included informants across all levels of the COVID-19 vaccination strategy including but not limited to those producing scientific knowledge, providing policy input, or implementing public health directives locally. 'Crisis' was identified as a recurring theme in interviews with informants. The paper highlights multi-dimensional crises experienced by informants such as the: (i) crisis of prioritization, (ii) crisis of communication, (iii) crisis of the changing image of science, (iv) crisis of epistemic agency and autonomy, and (v) crisis of trust. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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