A Comparison of Public Sentiment on COVID-19 Vaccines on Twitter and Reddit: An Analysis Using VADER

Since the outbreak and rapid spread of COVID-19., there has been much controversy and outcry, particularly when it comes to vaccination. Recent studies have shown that there is a tight correlation between vaccine hesitancy and vaccine uptake success. Because of this, the importance of measuring sentiment cannot be overstated. In the event of a more dangerous pandemic emerging, it will be very important to use the most accurate and efficient sentiment analysis method to predict vaccine uptake. This study proposes a method to compare the sentiments of different social media platforms and to discover current research trends and future directions in sentiment analysis of vaccine outbreaks.