What Is the Support for Conspiracy Beliefs About COVID-19 Vaccines in Latin America? A Prospective Exploratory Study in 13 Countries

• DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.855713
• Publication Date: 2022-05-06T07:12:36Z
• Authors: Tomás Caycho-Rodr...; José Ventura-León; Pablo D. Valencia; Lindsey W. Vilca; Carlos Carbajal-León; Mario Reyes-Bossio; Michael White; Claudio Rojas-Jara; Roberto Polanco-C...; Miguel Gallegos; Mauricio Cervigni; Pablo Martino; Diego Alejandro P...; Rodrigo Moreta-He...; Antonio Samaniego...; Marlon Elías Lobo...; Andrés Buschiazzo...; Diana Ximena Puer...; Ibraín Enrique Co...; Raymundo Calderón; Bismarck Pinto Tapia; Walter L. Arias G...; Olimpia Petzold
• Keywords: Pandemic

Conspiracy theories about COVID-19 began to emerge immediately after the first news disease and threaten prolong negative impact of pandemic by limiting people's willingness receiving a life-saving vaccine. In this context, study aimed explore variation conspiracy beliefs regarding vaccine against it in 5779 people living 13 Latin American countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay Venezuela) according sociodemographic variables such as gender, age, educational level source information COVID-19. The was conducted during between September 15 October 25, 2021. Spanish-language Vaccine Beliefs Scale (ECCV-COVID) survey were used. results indicate that, most countries, women, with lower those who receive from family/friends are more supportive ideas case vary country. analysis responses each questions ECCV-COVID reveals general, evaluated mostly some degree disagreement or indecision conspiratorial vaccines. findings could help open further which support prevention treatment efforts pandemic.