Conspiracism and government distrust predict COVID-19 vaccine refusal
Humanities & Social Sciences CommunicationsVaccine hesitancy has been attributed to policy mistakes (e.g., poor communication), individual-level perceptions of risk (i.e., safety concerns about side-effects) and to structural factors, such as the politicization of public health in many countries.
Jan Zilinsky, Yannis Theocharis
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The causes of parental vaccine refusal: results of a survey from Giresun, Turkey
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2021 Background. While efforts have raised immunization levels in developing countries, high rates of vaccine refusal in both developing and developed countries are causing concern worldwide.
Özlem Terzi +2 more
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Vaccine Refusal in the Czech Republic Is Associated with Being Spiritual but Not Religiously Affiliated. [PDF]
Vaccines (Basel), 2021 A strong reduction in the deleterious effects of the COVID-19 pandemic can be achieved by vaccination. Religiosity and spirituality (R/S) may play an important role in vaccine acceptance.
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Trends in Vaccine Refusal and Acceptance Using Electronic Health Records from a Large Pediatric Hospital Network, 2013-2020: Strategies for Change. [PDF]
Vaccines (Basel), 2022 Understanding trends in vaccine refusal is critical to monitor as small declines in vaccination coverage can lead to outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases.
Shen AK, Grundmeier RW, Michel JJ.
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High rates of COVID-19 vaccine refusal among Afghan pregnant women: a cross sectional study. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2022 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus Type-2 (SARS-COV-2) was first detected in China and created a global pandemic rapidly. Subsequently after serious efforts different types of vaccines produced against the virus and recommended for all people
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Vaccine refusal and hesitancy in Spain: an online cross-sectional questionnaire [PDF]
BMC Primary CareBackground Vaccine refusal and hesitancy represent a crucial challenge to public health, causing delays in vaccination and compromising herd immunity. Methods To address this issue, we conducted a comprehensive observational study on the adult Spanish ...
Agnes Huguet-Feixa +5 more
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Dismissal policies for vaccine refusal among US physicians: a literature review
Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics, 2020 Childhood vaccination is one of the greatest public health achievements of the 20th century, yet increasingly, parents question the safety of and need for vaccines.
Tamara B. Garcia, Sean T. O’Leary
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Identification and characteristics of vaccine refusers [PDF]
BMC Pediatrics, 2009 Background This study evaluated the utility of immunization registries in identifying vaccine refusals among children. Among refusers, we studied their socioeconomic characteristics and health care utilization patterns.
Hanson Ann M +6 more
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A new look on politicized reticence to vaccination: populism and COVID-19 vaccine refusal. [PDF]
Psychol Med, 2023 Recent research published in Psychological Medicine shows alarming levels of COVID-19 vaccine refusal (Barello, Palamenghi, & Graffigna, 2021; Salali & Uysal, 2020). The main factors behind this refusal are social disadvantage, the lack of virus exposure,
Roccato M, Russo S.
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Socioeconomic Determinants in Vaccine Hesitancy and Vaccine Refusal in Italy [PDF]
Vaccines, 2020 Childhood vaccination has been a milestone in the control of infectious diseases. However, even in countries offering equal access to vaccination, a number of vaccine-preventable diseases have re-emerged.
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