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The impact of school-entry mandates on social inequalities in human papillomavirus vaccination

SSM: Population Health, 2020
Fundamental cause theory (FCT) is influential for explaining the enduring relationship between social position and health, yet few empirical studies test FCT’s contention that policy supporting the equal distribution of interventions across populations ...
Andrea N. Polonijo
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Correlates of COVID-19 vaccination intentions and opinions about mandates among four groups of adults in South Africa with distinct vaccine intentions: evidence from a large national survey

BMC Public Health, 2023
Introduction Despite a high number of recorded COVID-19 infections and deaths in South Africa, COVID-19 vaccine coverage remained low in March 2022, ten months into the national vaccine roll-out.
Katherine Eyal, Lindokuhle Njozela, Timothy Köhler, Kim Ingle, Timothy Brophy, Alison Buttenheim, Brendan Maughan-Brown   +6 more
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Healthcare Workers’ Attitudes towards Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Vaccines, 2023
Background: COVID-19 vaccine mandates are considered a controversial public health policy both in public debate and among healthcare workers (HCWs). Thus, the objective of this systematic review is to give a deep insight into HCWs’ views and attitudes ...
Marios Politis, Sotiris Sotiriou, Chrysoula Doxani, Ioannis Stefanidis, Elias Zintzaras, Georgios Rachiotis   +5 more
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Internal and external factors affecting vaccination coverage: Modeling the interactions between vaccine hesitancy, accessibility, and mandates.

PLOS Global Public Health, 2023
Society, culture, and individual motivations affect human decisions regarding their health behaviors and preventative care, and health-related perceptions and behaviors can change at the population level as cultures evolve.
Kerri-Ann M Anderson, Nicole Creanza
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Vaccine Mandates, Private Incentives and the Efficient Use of Coronavirus Vaccines

Wirtschaftsdienst, 2022
From an economic point of view, vaccine mandates are a negative incentive to get vaccinated. Positive incentives that induce unvaccinated individuals just as effectively — such as government-provided cash incentives — can be more flexible and avoid some ...
Michael Stolpe
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Rediscussing The Primacy of Scientific Expertise: A Case Study on Vaccine Hesitant Parents in Trentino

Tecnoscienza, 2023
Vaccine hesitancy constitutes a pressing social issue. Media and institutions frequently portray vaccine-hesitant parents as ignorant and anti-scientific.
Eliana Fattorini
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Employer-Mandated Vaccination for COVID-19

American Journal of Public Health, 2021
When the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decided to grant emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first two vaccines for COVID-19, the United States' response to the pandemic entered a new phase. Initially, the greatest challenge is having enough doses of vaccine and administering them to all who want it.
Rothstein, Mark A., Parmet, Wendy E., Reiss, Dorit R.   +2 more
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Intent to Be Vaccinated against COVID-19 in Victoria, Australia

Vaccines, 2022
Background: High vaccine uptake requires strong public support, acceptance, and willingness. Methods: A longitudinal cohort study gathered survey data every four weeks between 1 October 2020 and 9 November 2021 in Victoria, Australia.
Katherine Heath, Aimée Altermatt, Freya Saich, Alisa Pedrana, Stephanie Fletcher-Lartey, Anna L. Bowring, Mark Stoové, Margaret Danchin, Jessica Kaufman, Katherine B. Gibney, Margaret Hellard   +10 more
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Emotions and Incivility in Vaccine Mandate Discourse: Natural Language Processing Insights

JMIR Infodemiology, 2022
BackgroundDespite vaccine availability, vaccine hesitancy has inhibited public health officials’ efforts to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
Hannah Stevens, Muhammad Ehab Rasul, Yoo Jung Oh   +2 more
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Mandating influenza vaccination for healthcare workers [PDF]

Expert Review of Vaccines, 2009
Despite considerable influenza-related morbidity and mortality, the recent introduction of a novel influenza A/H1N1 virus, and transmission of oseltamivirresistant seasonal and (rarely) pandemic influenza A viruses, unacceptably few healthcare workers (HCWs) receive influenza vaccination [1,2].
Seth J, Sullivan, Robert, Jacobson, Gregory A, Poland   +2 more
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