The Community of Springville line up outside hospitals complaining of a rage of respiratory symptoms: high fever, cough, fatigue, general body aches and shortness of breath. Numbers of cases have rapidly increased particularly in the elderly and those with pre-existing conditions.CDC/WHO/NICD confirms that the illness is CORIE, caused by a contagious respiratory virus.The Mayor has alerted relevant health authorities and called for a group of researches to assist with vaccine investigations and rollout.
Health district officer
MAYOR
Liuku: 2
Mayor: We are all now aware of the outbreak! But how do we ensure accurate information reaches the public?
Alerting Health Authorities
Public health specialist: lets get a team of researches together to look at the problems.
Minister of Health: We must inform the public without causing panic.
The Mayor consults Minister and relevant officials regarding the outbreak and vaccine hesitancy.
Liuku: 3
Researcher: Results indicated over 50% of participants demonstrated a lack of information, were ill-informed and are anxious about the new Vaccine.
Minister: We have received reports of inadequate attendance at vaccination sites for CORIE.
Health Official/Task team: Lets conduct in-depth interviews with open-ended questions to better understand the rational and community perceptions around vaccine hesitancy.
Researchers look to take QUALITATIVTIVE APPROACH in an attempt to answer the Ministers questions.