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SOCIAL MEDIA AND COVID19 VACCINE HESITANCY IN PAKISTAN

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/grr.2022(VII-II).33      10.31703/grr.2022(VII-II).33      Published : Jun 2022

Social Media and COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Pakistan

Abstract

    Social media plays an essential part in connecting and organizing people and making decisions and obtaining information about health issues. This study tends to investigate the role of social media in vaccine hesitancy in Pakistan using survey research. The data revealed that the respondents paid 4 hours daily during COVID-19. It has created panic among the people due to the fake news however, on the other hand, it has made people encouraged for vaccinated which made them positive and committed to fighting against this virus. The findings revealed that 40, being 39.2% agreed that spreading repeated information regarding Covid-19 vaccination convinced them to get vaccinated. 51 (50%) of respondents found news on social media fake most of the time due to which they feel feared vaccination. 34 (33.3%) of the respondents told that the rumours spread through social media lead to vaccine hesitancy.

    COVID-19, Vaccine Hesitancy, Social Media, Fake News

    (1) Mahnoor Gillani
    MS Scholar, Department of Communication and Media Studies, Hazara University Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Bin Yamin Khan
    Lecturer, Department of Communication and Media Studies, Hazara University Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Abobakr Khan
    MS Scholar, Department of Media & Communications Studies, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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    CHICAGO : Gillani, Mahnoor, Bin Yamin Khan, and Abobakr Khan. 2022. "Social Media and COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Pakistan." Global Regional Review, VII (II): 347-358 doi: 10.31703/grr.2022(VII-II).33

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    HARVARD : GILLANI, M., KHAN, B. Y. & KHAN, A. 2022. Social Media and COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Pakistan. Global Regional Review, VII, 347-358 .

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    MHRA : Gillani, Mahnoor, Bin Yamin Khan, and Abobakr Khan. 2022. "Social Media and COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Pakistan." Global Regional Review, VII: 347-358

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    OXFORD : Gillani, Mahnoor, Khan, Bin Yamin, and Khan, Abobakr (2022), "Social Media and COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Pakistan", Global Regional Review, VII (II), 347-358

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    TURABIAN : Gillani, Mahnoor, Bin Yamin Khan, and Abobakr Khan. "Social Media and COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Pakistan." Global Regional Review VII, no. II (2022): 347-358 . https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2022(VII-II).33