COVID-19 Vaccine Inequities and Hesitancy in Iraq : Results from June, July, and August 2021 Rounds of Iraq High Frequency Phone Survey (IHFPS)

While Iraq continues to experience a surge in the number of coronavirus cases, the proportion of the country’s population that is vaccinated remains very low. For a more in-depth understanding of the state of vaccination in Iraq, this note presents...

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spelling okr-10986-378912022-08-16T05:10:42Z COVID-19 Vaccine Inequities and Hesitancy in Iraq : Results from June, July, and August 2021 Rounds of Iraq High Frequency Phone Survey (IHFPS) World Bank COVID-19 PANDEMIC VACCINATION RATE VACCINATION DISPARITY VACCINE HESITANCY HIGH FREQUENCY PHONE SURVEY DATA While Iraq continues to experience a surge in the number of coronavirus cases, the proportion of the country’s population that is vaccinated remains very low. For a more in-depth understanding of the state of vaccination in Iraq, this note presents findings on Coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccination disparities and hesitancy from the last three rounds of the Iraq High Frequency Phone Survey (IHFPS) conducted between June and August 2021. Findings from the survey suggest a low but increasing vaccination trend among adult Iraqis, however, resistance to the vaccine remain high. Fear and mistrust towards the Covid-19 vaccine risks to undermine the efficacy of the country’s vaccination campaign. Low vaccination rate and the important disparities that have emerged in vaccination and vaccine hesitancy highlight the need for a robust and more inclusive vaccination campaign. 2022-08-15T20:14:02Z 2022-08-15T20:14:02Z 2022 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099635004262235740/P1702640527b040c109158072a2e82fedbe http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37891 English en CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC Economic and Sector Work (ESW) Studies :: Core Diagnostic Reports :: Poverty Assessment Middle East and North Africa Iraq
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topic COVID-19 PANDEMIC
VACCINATION RATE
VACCINATION DISPARITY
VACCINE HESITANCY
HIGH FREQUENCY PHONE SURVEY DATA
spellingShingle COVID-19 PANDEMIC
VACCINATION RATE
VACCINATION DISPARITY
VACCINE HESITANCY
HIGH FREQUENCY PHONE SURVEY DATA
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COVID-19 Vaccine Inequities and Hesitancy in Iraq : Results from June, July, and August 2021 Rounds of Iraq High Frequency Phone Survey (IHFPS)
geographic_facet Middle East and North Africa
Iraq
description While Iraq continues to experience a surge in the number of coronavirus cases, the proportion of the country’s population that is vaccinated remains very low. For a more in-depth understanding of the state of vaccination in Iraq, this note presents findings on Coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccination disparities and hesitancy from the last three rounds of the Iraq High Frequency Phone Survey (IHFPS) conducted between June and August 2021. Findings from the survey suggest a low but increasing vaccination trend among adult Iraqis, however, resistance to the vaccine remain high. Fear and mistrust towards the Covid-19 vaccine risks to undermine the efficacy of the country’s vaccination campaign. Low vaccination rate and the important disparities that have emerged in vaccination and vaccine hesitancy highlight the need for a robust and more inclusive vaccination campaign.
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title COVID-19 Vaccine Inequities and Hesitancy in Iraq : Results from June, July, and August 2021 Rounds of Iraq High Frequency Phone Survey (IHFPS)
title_short COVID-19 Vaccine Inequities and Hesitancy in Iraq : Results from June, July, and August 2021 Rounds of Iraq High Frequency Phone Survey (IHFPS)
title_full COVID-19 Vaccine Inequities and Hesitancy in Iraq : Results from June, July, and August 2021 Rounds of Iraq High Frequency Phone Survey (IHFPS)
title_fullStr COVID-19 Vaccine Inequities and Hesitancy in Iraq : Results from June, July, and August 2021 Rounds of Iraq High Frequency Phone Survey (IHFPS)
title_full_unstemmed COVID-19 Vaccine Inequities and Hesitancy in Iraq : Results from June, July, and August 2021 Rounds of Iraq High Frequency Phone Survey (IHFPS)
title_sort covid-19 vaccine inequities and hesitancy in iraq : results from june, july, and august 2021 rounds of iraq high frequency phone survey (ihfps)
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2022
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099635004262235740/P1702640527b040c109158072a2e82fedbe
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