Table 2.

Summary of themes and subthemes

Organising themes	Themes	Subthemes
Appropriating COVID-19 in the belief systems	Political placement of COVID-19	Disbelief in the virus existence
		Misinformation and misconceptions about COVID-19
	Sociotheological placement of COVID-19	Religious explanation for COVID-19
		Social placement of COVID-19
	Medical placement of COVID-19	COVID-19 infection is real
		Healthcare as a source of infection
Ambiguity about COVID-19 preventive measures	Unappealing lockdown experiences and associated adaptive mechanisms	Direct impact of lockdown
		Indirect impact of lockdown
		Health system adaption and its consequences
	Drivers of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy	Misinformation and conspiracy theories about COVID-19 vaccine
		Fear and worries about COVID-19 vaccines
		Distrust in government efforts regarding COVID-19 vaccines
		Media influence on COVID-19
	Drivers of COVID-19 vaccine uptake	Motivation to accept COVID-19 vaccine among healthcare providers
		Motivation to accept COVID-19 vaccine among community members or caregivers