Tackling vaccine refusal. [PDF]
Med Health Care Philos, 2022 The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that developing and producing the right technical tools to combat the disease such as vaccines, test kits and masks might not suffice to guarantee success.
Gordijn B, Have HT.
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Vaccine Refusal Is Not Free Riding
Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics, 2021 Vaccine refusal is not a free rider problem. The claim that vaccine refusers are free riders is inconsistent with the beliefs and motivations of most vaccine refusers.
Ethan Bradley, Mark Navin
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COVID‑19 vaccine hesitancy among pregnant women and their reported reasons for vaccine refusal - A prospective study in Tehran, Iran. [PDF]
Vaccine, 2023 Objective Evaluation of covid‑19 vaccine hesitancy among pregnant women and their reported reasons for vaccine refusal. Methods This prospective study was performed in Arash women’s Hospital, Tehran, Iran, between December 1, 2021 and January 1, 2022 ...
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Factors Associated with Vaccine Refusal (Polio and Routine Immunization) in High-Risk Areas of Pakistan: A Matched Case-Control Study. [PDF]
Vaccines (Basel), 2023 Background: Pakistan has subpar childhood immunization rates and immunization activities have faced several challenges over the past years. We evaluated the social-behavioral and cultural barriers and risk factors for refusal of polio, Routine ...
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COVID-19 Vaccine Refusal and Delay among Adults in Italy: Evidence from the OBVIOUS Project, a National Survey in Italy. [PDF]
Vaccines (Basel), 2023 Background: Vaccine hesitancy was defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2019 as a major threat to global health. In Italy, reluctance to receive vaccines is a widespread phenomenon that was amplified during the COVID-19 pandemic by fear and ...
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Right-wing ideological constraint and vaccine refusal: The case of the COVID-19 vaccine in Norway. [PDF]
Scan Polit Stud, 2022 Research has shown a correlation between votes for populist parties and the belief that vaccines are not important or effective. More recent investigations in the United States and France have similarly shown that attitudes toward the COVID‐19 vaccine ...
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Factors ınfluencing vaccine refusal in children: an umbrella review on COVID-19 and childhood vaccinations [PDF]
BMC Public HealthSummary Vaccination is a fundamental public health intervention that saves millions of lives and extends human lifespan. However, vaccine hesitancy and refusal have grown into a global threat due to misinformation.
Saadet Güzel +5 more
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Hepatitis B Vaccine Refusal Trends in Washington, DC, Newborns, 2017-2022.
JAMA Netw OpenThis cross-sectional study evaluates trends in rates of hepatitis B vaccine birth dose refusals in Washington, DC, from 2017 to 2022.
Yang YT, Leslie TF, Delamater PL.
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The lived experiences of a COVID-19 immunization programme: vaccine hesitancy and vaccine refusal. [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2022 Background The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a global health emergency and lock-down measures to curb the uncontrolled transmission chain. Vaccination is an effective measure against COVID-19 infections.
Chan NN +8 more
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Reasons for COVID-19 vaccine refusal among people incarcerated in Canadian federal prisons. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2022 Background Vaccine uptake rates have been historically low in correctional settings. To better understand vaccine hesitancy in these high-risk settings, we explored reasons for COVID-19 vaccine refusal among people in federal prisons.
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