20/12/2025
๐ข New Publication Alert!
๐ Weโre proud to share a new global publication from the Global Researcher Club (GRC) examining healthcare workersโ experiences during the evolving COVID-19 pandemic.
๐ โCross-national disparities in healthcare workersโ perceptions: Examining fear of infection and confidence in the received COVID-19 vaccines amid emerging variantsโ
๐ Published in PLOS ONE | December 12, 2025
๐Submitted: July 29, 2024
๐ Why does this matter?
As new SARS-CoV-2 variants continue to emerge, healthcare workers (HCWs) remain on the front linesโyet their perceptions, fears, and confidence in vaccines vary widely across regions.
Based on data from 5,843 HCWs across multiple global regions, this study reveals that:
โ ๏ธ 40.5% of HCWs reported extreme fear of infection from emerging variants
๐ Only 41% of vaccinated HCWs showed good confidence in the received COVID-19 vaccines
Fear and vaccine confidence were strongly influenced by socioeconomic status, geography, health conditions, and personal circumstances
๐ Key takeaway:
High vaccine coverage alone is not enough. Addressing psychological fear, inequities, and trust gaps among HCWs is essential for sustaining pandemic preparedness and response.
๐ Congratulations to the international research team, Led by Dr. Mai Hussein and Dr. Assem Gebreal M.D. , and supervised by Dr. Ramy Ghazy as senior and corresponding author. Congratialtion to all authors across the Eastern Mediterranean, Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Americas Mai Hussein,Assem Gebreal,Ahmed Naeem,Asmaa Mohammed AboElela,Hoda Ali Ahmed Shiba,Jargaltulga Ulziijargal,Aesha L. E. Enairat,Ibrahim Adel,Bayan Ayash,Shehata Farag Shehata,Safar Abadi Alsaleem,Ahmed A. Mahfouz,Omar Alwakaa,Logina Ezz Elarab,Vanessa Pamela Salolin Vargas,Fabio Massimo Oddi,Hala Bakro,Dennis Brempong,Muhereza Morgan Meike,Ramy Mohamed Ghazy
This work highlights the power of global collaboration in public health research.
๐ Read the full article here:
https://globalresearcherclub.org/healthcare-workers-perceptions-covid-19-vaccines/