Risk consciousness and public perceptions of Covid-19 vaccine passports
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3081464 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Btihaj Ajana (0000-0002-9866-3288, King's College London, corresponding author), Elena Engstler (0000-0002-4386-6846, King's College London), Anas Ismail (0000-0002-2949-7802, King's College London), Marina Kousta (King's College London) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 233-258 |
| Publication date | 2023-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Science Information (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0539-0184 • E-ISSN: 1461-7412 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/05390184231182056 |
| OpenAlex | W4381594518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 46 |
In response to the global outbreak of COVID-19 in early 2020, many countries around the world have rushed to develop and implement various mechanisms, including vaccination passports, to contain the spread of the virus and manage its significant impact on heath and society. COVID-19 passports have been promoted as a way of speeding society's return to 'normal' life while protecting public health and safety. These passports, however, are not without controversy. Various concerns have been raised with regard to their social and ethical implications. Framing the discussion within the 'risk society' thesis and drawing on an interview-based study with members of the UK public as well as the relevant literature, this article examines perceptions of COVID-19 vaccine passports. The findings of the study indicate that participants' attitudes toward vaccine passports are primarily driven by factors relating to perceptions of risk. While some considered vaccine passports as a positive strategy to encourage vaccine uptake and facilitate travel and daily activities, others saw this mechanism as a coercive step that might alienate further those who are already vaccine hesitant. Issues of fairness, equity, discrimination, trust, and data security were major themes in participants' narratives and their subjective assessment of vaccine passports
Business · Perception · Political science · Public relations · Risk perception · Sociology · Undue influence · Law · Medicine · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social Psychology · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
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The Covid-19 pandemic
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The unintended consequences of Covid-19 vaccine policy
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A comparative analysis of Covid-19 vaccination certificates in 12 countries/regions around the world
Pandemics, Publics, and Narrative
Governing through Biometrics
People Have to Comply with the Measures”
No to Biopolitical Tattooing
Dis-ease Surveillance
Managing the Covid-19 pandemic through individual responsibility
Immunitarianism
Conflicting attitudes
Privacy and surveillance attitudes during health crises
Narrative analysis as a strategy for understanding interview talk in geographic research
Risk society
How trust, mistrust and distrust shape the governance of the Covid-19 crisis
Discipline and Punish
Taking stock of Covid-19 health status certificates
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |