Document Type
Response or Comment
Publication Date
3-2-2021
Abstract
As countries around the world begin to roll out COVID-19 vaccines; vaccine safety communication is more relevant than ever. The dengue vaccine controversy in the Philippines offers lessons that can be applied to immunisation programmes being organised today to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Effective vaccine safety communication entails (re)building relationships of trust between government and the public; upholding the credibility of scientific institutions and maintaining transparency. It also involves viewing health against the broader framework of equity; using an interdisciplinary approach to health communication and putting a premium on public feedback.
Recommended Citation
Lasco, G., & Yu, V. G. (2021). Communicating COVID-19 vaccines: Lessons from the dengue vaccine controversy in the Philippines. BMJ Global Health, 6(3), e005422. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2021-005422
