Introducing The Lancet–London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Commission.
Publications
The Vaccine Confidence Project team regularly publishes articles, reviews and other academic writing in leading journals. Our publications analyse global trends in vaccine confidence and provide deep insight into the spatio-temporal dynamics of vaccine confidence across the world.
Within weeks of the emergence of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China, misleading rumours and conspiracy theories about the origin circulated the globe paired with fearmongering, racism and mass purchase of face masks, all closely linked to the new ‘infomedia’ ecosystems of the 21st century marked by social media.
This systematic review aims to identify the social consequences of mass quarantine during previous and current infectious disease outbreaks and recommended strategies to mitigate the negative social implications of COVID-19 lockdowns.
Summary of conversations that took place during the meeting of the HPV prevention and control board on the role of healthcare professionals in vaccination.
Vaccination against infectious diseases has changed the future of the human species, saving millions of lives every year, both children and adults, and providing major…
Commentary on the importance of focusing on vaccination throughout life.
This year, the World Health Organization named vaccine hesitancy as one of the top 10 global health threats, alongside threats as grave as climate change, antimicrobial…
A qualitative study was conducted to gain a contextualised understanding of factors influencing vaccination acceptance during pregnancy in Hackney, a borough in north-east London,…
Parents’ reluctance to vaccinate their children undermines the effectiveness of vaccination programmes in Western Europe. There is anecdotal evidence suggesting a connection between the rise of political populism and vaccine hesitancy.
Europe is increasingly described as the region in…
Discussion on the role and impact of mandates for vaccination.
In November 2017, it was announced that the new dengue vaccine (“Dengvaxia”) had risks…