COVID-19 has significantly influenced world politics, economics, and the daily life of many people. Some scientists state that it will be possible to end this disease with the help of vaccination. That is why there is no doubt that an anti-vaccination movement will respond to this issue. Thus, the principal purpose of the given paper is to predict how antivaxers will approach a COVID-19 vaccine.
To begin with, one should state that two reactions are possible. On the one hand, some vaccine opponents strengthen their position. They believe in the fact that the vaccine development process is performed with violations, which makes this medication dangerous for people. Many representatives of this group live in Europe where, for example, 33% of French said that they would not take a COVID-19 vaccine because of safety issues (Stacey, 2020, para. 9). In the USA, vaccination is opposed by whole groups, including the Freedom Angels Foundation and others (Bogel-Burroughs, 2020). On the other hand, some individuals are changing their minds now. That is why many antivaxers start thinking that a vaccine is a useful weapon against a new enemy. In the UK, for example, the number of people who would not take a COVID-19 vaccine has reduced to 5% (Stacey, 2020, para. 8).
In conclusion, no one can deny the fact that the coronavirus pandemic is changing modern society. As for an anti-vaccination community, it is challenging to predict how various people will respond to COVID-19, while the present state of affairs demonstrates that different points of view exist. One should state that any beliefs are acceptable when they are harmless. However, any anti-vaccination movements should be eliminated once it is proved that a vaccine is a safe and effective way to defeat coronavirus.
References
- Bogel-Burroughs, N. (2020). Antivaccination activists are growing force at virus protests. The New York Times. Web.
- Stacey, K. (2020). The coronavirus pandemic is moment of truth for anti-vaccine movement.Financial Times. Web.