Hesitancy from Covid-19 Vaccination

A Study of Medical Discourses pertaining to Challenges encountered by the Pakistani Physicians

Bibliographic Data

ID22096168
AuthorsShafaq Fayyaz (University of Lahore), Sumra M J Satti (University of Lahore)
Year2022
Volume10
Issue2
Pages183-192
Publication date2022-08-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of South Asian Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2307-4000 • E-ISSN: 2308-7846
PublisherEScience Press Inc (Publications) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.33687/jsas.010.02.4176
OpenAlexW4297791584
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited11

Pakistani medics faced many hesitancy issues among general public from vaccination during the upsurge of Covid-19 which remained prevalent not only in Pakistan but across the world. This paper attempts to describe the challenges encountered by the Pakistani physicians regarding anti-vaccination approach of general public based on certain superstitions. To achieve the objective, this paper plans to obtain data from various medical journals and editorials. This research is qualitative and descriptive in nature. The study is guided by the Socio-cognitive Model by Van Dijk (2008) as it confiscated the ideological connection between discourse, society and apprehension into consideration. Language is viewed as social practice from the perspective of CDA which signifies the particular interest in the course of actions through which language expresses power relations and ideologies (Fairclough, 2015). This study intends highlighting the ideological perspective of medical discourses influenced by the self-created superstitious beliefs of general public

Apprehension · Ideology · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Vaccination · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy