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New Global Monitor in Public Trust in Science, Health and Vaccines

Heidi Larson | 19 Jun, 2019

The Wellcome Trust launched their first Global Monitor surveying over 140,000 individuals in 140 countries regarding their trust in science, scientists , health professionals and vaccines.

The Global Monitor adopted the Vaccine Confidence Project’s Vaccine Confidence Index (TM) to measure confidence in vaccine importance, safety and effectiveness. This is what we found (click here)

From the Center for Vaccine Ethics & Policy

Vaccines and Global Health: The Week in Review

22 June 2019

The European Regional Office of the Vaccine Confidence Project™

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Videos Video archive

Trust in vaccines: “Vaccines are the most tested type of medicine available”

Emilie Karafillakis, research fellow for the Vaccine Confidence Project, speaks to France 24 about the rising anti-vaccination sentiment that is rising throughout Europe, especially in France where a recent study revealed 1 in 3 citizens believe vaccines are unsafe.

“Take As Directed”: Vaccine Confidence in Crisis

In this episode of Take as Directed, J. Stephen Morrison speaks with Dr. Heidi Larson on why vaccine confidence is currently in crisis, and how this has fueled outbreaks such as measles and the persistence of polio in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Growing Epidemic of Vaccine Hesitancy and the Implications for Global Health