For Heidi Larson, the founder of the Vaccine Confidence Project, dispelling vaccine hesitancy means building trust — and avoiding the term “anti-vaxxer.
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Topic: Vaccine Hesitancy
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One of my favourite radio guests on “Doctor Radio” on SiriusXM throughout the COVID pandemic has been Heidi Larson, founding director of…
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When the term ‘vaccine hesitancy’ first appeared, it was deemed ambiguous and difficult to measure.
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“This should be a wake-up call to people,” says Heidi Larson, a professor and founder of the…
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A mixed-methods approach was used including an online survey in 15 countries which aimed to determine drivers of HCPs vaccine confidence and examine how these drivers vary across nations.
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HPV World spoke to VCP Research Fellow Emilie Karafillakis about HPV vaccination…
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It’s so easy to think “vaccine-derived” means that people contract polio from the vaccine itself.
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In this review article, examples of hesitancy regarding the measles–mumps–rubella (MMR), human papillomavirus (HPV), and COVID-19 vaccines are used to explore the multifaceted issues that fuel vaccine hesitancy. Each of these examples is part of a larger, more complex story.
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Prof Hannah Fry meets seven unvaccinated people to investigate why around four million adults remain unvaccinated against Covid-19, and to find out…
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As founding director of The Vaccine Confidence Project, Professor Heidi Larson knows a few things about building…
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The rise of alternative health practices and a quest for purity can partly explain the falling confidence in…
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There’s been a worrying decline in diphtheria, polio and measles jabs. We should heed the lessons of COVID-19.