Topic: COVID-19

Mixed method study to explore risk perceptions and emotional determinants of health around COVID-19 and influenza vaccination in Europe.

This article questions the current high level of political and societal complacency towards COVID-19 in Europe and argues that much more strategic attention and investments are needed now to more effectively manage COVID-19.

The latest WHO/UNICEF estimates of national childhood immunisation coverage have revealed the largest declines in routine immunisation uptake globally in three decades. Through a large-scale retrospective modelling study, we investigate the extent to which vaccine confidence has changed globally using pre- and post-pandemic.

The State of the World’s Children 2023 was developed in collaboration with VCP and using Vaccine Confidence Index data. It reveals that public perception of the importance of vaccines for children declined during the COVID-19 pandemic in 52 out of 55 countries studied.

Data to guide vaccination and treatment approaches in immunocompromised people are generally lacking and extrapolated from other populations. This review provides a synthesis of expert viewpoints on the issues related to immunocompromised patients in the COVID-19 pandemic era.

In 2018, the European Commission engaged the Vaccine Confidence Project to create the first “State of Vaccine Confidence in the EU” report. Since then, the VCP has conducted bi-annual research to map and monitor public attitudes to vaccines across the region and examine trends over time.

The VCP-Africa CDC working group has been conducting quantitative research in multiple waves from 2020 to 2022.

Professor Heidi J. Larson speaks to Science about the potential of COVID-19 vaccine mandates to undermine trust in future public health efforts.

In this VACCELERATE webinar, Heidi Larson will present the key findings of the State of Vaccine Confidence in the EU report, 2022.

An interactive dashboard showcasing data gathered across two waves of quantitative research (Jan-2022 and Aug-2022) conducted as part of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention Working Group Project.

These reports visualise findings from surveys fielded across 7 African countries in August 2022.

Polarized debates about COVID-19 vaccination and vaccine mandates for healthcare workers (HCWs) challenge Belgian HCWs ability to discuss Covid-19 vaccine sentiments with peers and patients.