Youtube videos and decision making about the covid-19 vaccine in Brazil

In 2020, the outbreak of COVID-19 was declared a public health emergency. In 2021, after the development of vaccines, a next challenge arises, being the immunization of as many individuals as possible. Although the search for vaccine production was carried out in a short period, and the advantages of vaccination programs are known worldwide, there is a reluctance to vaccine. Social media are effects of actions that replicate, disseminate and publish information and arguments about vaccination are no different, and thousands of information and positions on immunizers were discussed. The present study seeks to elucidate the impact of information on vaccination against COVID-19 made available on YouTube. Was analyzed 100 videos in different profiles. Our data show the influence that social media can have on population-wide acceptance of vaccines and this fact must be urgently addressed by Public Health Service agencies. At the time of this study, videos uploaded by healthcare professionals accounted for just over half of the viewed videos that reached millions of people. Is require different approaches to solve this problem. Improving the extent to which social media reaches the public with understandable, up-to-date and scientifically accurate information should be part of a national strategy.