Local infectious disease experience influences vaccine refusal rates: a natural experiment
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DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2022.1986
Abstract: Vaccination has been critical to the decline in infectious disease prevalence in recent centuries. Nonetheless, vaccine refusal has increased in recent years, with complacency associated with reductions in disease prevalence highlighted as an important contributor.… read more here.
Keywords: vaccine refusal; disease; infectious disease; experience ... See more keywords
How evolutionary science can help us understand vaccine refusal in the COVID-19 pandemic.
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DOI: 10.1192/bjb.2022.36
Abstract: Unvaccinated people have a mortality rate from COVID-19 that is 32-fold that of fully vaccinated people. Yet, in the UK, more than 4% of adults have not accepted a vaccine to protect them against COVID-19… read more here.
Keywords: refusal; vaccine refusal; evolutionary science; science help ... See more keywords
Vaccination Refusal Debate on Social Media in Turkey: A Content Analysis of the Comments on Instagram Blogs
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DOI: 10.18502/ijph.v51i3.8938
Abstract: Background: This study was conducted to identify the reasons for vaccine refusal of individuals/parents by analyzing the comments on the pages screened with the keyword vaccine refusal on social media. Methods: Qualitative and quantitative methods… read more here.
Keywords: social media; refusal; vaccine refusal; content analysis ... See more keywords
The societal cost of vaccine refusal: A modelling study using measles vaccination as a case study.
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DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4370304
Abstract: BACKGROUND Increasing vaccine hesitancy and refusal poses a challenge to public health as even small reductions in vaccine uptake can result in large outbreaks of infectious diseases. Here we estimate the societal costs of vaccine… read more here.
Keywords: case study; refusal; vaccine refusal; vaccination ... See more keywords
COVID-19 Vaccine Refusal among Nurses Worldwide: Review of Trends and Predictors
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DOI: 10.3390/vaccines10020230
Abstract: COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy has become a major concern around the world. Recent reports have also highlighted COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy in healthcare workers. Despite media reports and scientific publications, little is known about the extent and… read more here.
Keywords: nurses worldwide; refusal; vaccine refusal; among nurses ... See more keywords
Trends in Vaccine Refusal and Acceptance Using Electronic Health Records from a Large Pediatric Hospital Network, 2013–2020: Strategies for Change
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DOI: 10.3390/vaccines10101688
Abstract: Understanding trends in vaccine refusal is critical to monitor as small declines in vaccination coverage can lead to outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases. Using electronic heath record (EHR) data from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s 31… read more here.
Keywords: acceptance; using electronic; year; refusal acceptance ... See more keywords
Vaccine Refusal in the Czech Republic Is Associated with Being Spiritual but Not Religiously Affiliated
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DOI: 10.3390/vaccines9101157
Abstract: 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. However, evidence is lacking for the associations… read more here.
Keywords: spirituality; non religious; vaccine; vaccination ... See more keywords