Abstract
Globalization has led to what has happened in a certain part of the world having a significant and rapid impact on other places, causing significant changes in health problems. In the last quarter of the 18th century, the history of vaccination began, becoming an effective tool to prevent and control communicable diseases. This paper proposes an observational research with a cross-sectional design to study the importance of health education and vaccination in building inclusive societies. With a sample of 1000 participants from 76 countries, vaccine awareness and regulation were analyzed, considering the following variables: gender, age, sector, Human Development Index (HDI), and continent. The instrument used was a questionnaire (VACUNASEDUCA) developed for this research and timely validated. As a result, it is highlighted that the profiles of women, people under 30 years of age, education sector, high Human Development Index, and European continent are those that most value the importance of raising awareness in society and the regulation of actions for vaccination compliance. The consequences of “vaccine reluctance” are of concern in every country on the planet. Therefore, it is concluded that effective and evidence-based communication is key to allaying fears and promoting acceptance of vaccination around the world, building inclusive societies in which all citizens enjoy the health benefits.
Highlights
In recent decades, globalization has caused events, decisions, and activities happening in each place on the planet to have a significant and rapid impact elsewhere in the world
The results reflect a very interesting picture of the problem of vaccination from the world’s vaccine awareness and regulation dimension (D1) in a period closely linked to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, since the completion of the work was in March 2020
It is important to note that 100% of respondents of all ages, sex, profession, human development index, and continent positively value vaccines as basic tools to ensure the health of citizens and, above all, to prevent possible contagions, stressing that, since vaccines, infant mortality has fallen considerably, and only in cases where vaccines are not yet available is there significant mortality, especially in developing countries
Summary
Globalization has caused events, decisions, and activities happening in each place on the planet to have a significant and rapid impact elsewhere in the world. Vaccines can prevent and control communicable diseases and are considered essential to deal with emerging infectious diseases; they can immobilize or limit epidemic outbreaks of these, and combat the spread of antimicrobial resistance. For this reason, society is demanding that the industry and the scientific community respond with vaccines, as soon as possible, to the epidemics of H1N1 flu, Ebola, Zika, COVID-19, etc. Society is demanding that the industry and the scientific community respond with vaccines, as soon as possible, to the epidemics of H1N1 flu, Ebola, Zika, COVID-19, etc. [6]
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