Factors influencing influenza vaccine uptake among adults in Johannesburg, South Africa: A qualitative study

This study used a mixed-methods pre-test-post-test intervention design to test the effectiveness of tailored, context-specific education and community engagement – including community and social media – to increase influenza vaccination uptake in Soweto, South Africa.

We partnered with Wits Vida, the Vaccine Confidence Fund, and PHRU to study how much, if at all, social media and community influencers can influence and increase uptake of influenza vaccines.

An examination of trends in vaccine confidence across eight sub-Saharan countries between 2020 and 2022.

The VCP-Africa CDC working group has been conducting quantitative research in multiple waves from 2020 to 2022.

The State of the World’s Children 2023 was developed in collaboration with VCP and using Vaccine Confidence Index data. It reveals that public perception of the importance of vaccines for children declined during the COVID-19 pandemic in 52 out of 55 countries studied.

This 2-page briefing provides an overview of the key trends and insights observed across the three waves of data collection that have been conducted as part…