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. 2023 Jun 30;11(7):1180. doi: 10.3390/vaccines11071180

Table 2.

Specific social and behavior change interventions recommended for the different segments.

Segment 1
Convert
Segment 2
Outsider
Segment 3
Dissenter
Segment 4
Analyst
Direction for social and behavior change interventions Development of microplans to understand access-related barriers.

Simplify registration processes.

Increased outreach
services in places and
times that are convenient.
for communities

Lessen the financial
burden of transport (e.g., increasing vaccination points and enhancing outreach in congregate settings such as religious institutions).

Support elderly in
accessing vaccination
sites and their registration by partnering with youth organizations.
Ensure ease of access; clarify the what, where, and when.

Showcase key influencers taking and promoting the vaccine with their personal stories and
experiences.

Make COVID-19 vaccination the default option (“it is time to get your COVID-19 vaccine” versus “would you like to be vaccinated?”).

Disseminate messages that frame vaccination as the accepted social norm.
Maximize use of trusted sources and interactive/dialogue-based media.

Partnering with health
professional associations to influence the health worker community and the public.

Timely sharing of accurate and fact-based information with tailored messages to help address safety concerns and information gaps.

Engage religious leaders and other key influencers to strengthen the existing social environment.
Emphasize the
importance of the shift
from thinking about
vaccine to the actual
decision of getting it.

Timely sharing of detailed and fact-based
information on the
working and benefits of COVID-19 vaccines.

Maximize use of trusted sources and interactive/dialogue-based media.

Increase tailored messages and interventions to help address safety concerns and information gap among vulnerable groups.