Nocebo Effects from COVID-19 and Vaccination Hesitancy: The Question of to Be or not to Be Vaccinated

Nocebo Effects from COVID-19 and Vaccination Hesitancy: The Question of to Be or not to Be Vaccinated

"At the time of writing this editorial, people around the world have been combating the COVID-19 pandemic with multiple efforts. The most effective measures to control the COVID-19 infection are receiving vaccinations, wearing mask, and keeping social distance. Meanwhile, hesitancy and even protests exist across countries against the need of receiving vaccinations. Receiving vaccination may be regarded as an unnatural intervention with concerns about interfering personal freedom through public policy. Such hesitancy to receive vaccination may also be caused due to vaccine attributes (working mechanism, efficacy, and side effect profiles), proposed policy interventions, and misinformation on public vaccination preferences, etc."