亞太地區的錯假資訊與疫苗猶豫

The COVID-19 pandemic magnified many governance challenges that predated the health crisis. From the necessity of swift responses against an unknown virus to the development of economic relief packages for supporting affected families and businesses, governments were confronted with amplified challenges to health, economic, and social resilience. Promoting vaccination, a long-standing challenge, became a critical testing ground during the COVID-19 pandemic, revealing the dynamics of how health information—both true and false—spreads and how the media landscape can shape health behavior.

Misinformation and disinformation reduce people’s confidence in vaccines. Recent experiences from the Asia-Pacific region in vaccine rollout have also highlighted the importance of cultural values, personal privacy, and communication in the design and implementation of public health policy. As this health emergency wanes and future crises loom on the horizon, the issue of vaccine hesitancy becomes increasingly crucial, amplified by the ever-expanding array of information and media channels. How can governments understand public attitudes toward vaccines and leverage communication strategies to protect population health? With distinctive cultural, political, and social systems, Asia-Pacific societies can offer compelling lessons for the world in navigating misinformation and disinformation to promote public health.

To this effect, CAPRI has been developing the first two reports in this series on Japan and Taiwan, which both have unique cultural, historical, and political contexts but could offer insights and best practices for the region.

台灣  Japan