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.

Vaccines and the social amplification of risk

In this journal article, we draw findings and insights from the VCP’s decade-long monitoring of media and social media and its related research efforts.

COVID-19 in Europe: new challenges for addressing vaccine hesitancy

This article argues that increased efforts should be placed on developing mechanisms for sharing lessons learnt about strategies that have successfully increased confidence in vaccination in Europe and globally.

Methods for Social Media Monitoring Related to Vaccination: Systematic Scoping Review

The aim of this study was to identify the methods most commonly used for monitoring vaccination-related topics on different social media platforms.

“We don’t have the same bodies; we don’t react the same way”: mothers and adolescent girls’ perceptions of the risks and benefits of HPV vaccination in France

The aim of this qualitative study was to provide an in-depth exploration and comparison of French mothers and adolescent girls’ perceptions of the risks and benefits of HPV vaccination.

COVID-19 vaccination beliefs, attitudes, and behaviours among health and social care workers in the UK: A mixed-methods study

We used a mixed-methods approach—involving an online cross-sectional survey and semi-structured interviews–to gain insight into COVID-19 vaccination beliefs, attitudes, and behaviours amongst H&SCWs in the UK.

“I trust them because my mum trusts them”: Exploring the role of trust in HPV vaccination decision-making among mothers and girls in France

This qualitative study explored the role of trust in HPV vaccination decision-making among mothers and adolescent girls in France.

The potential impact of vaccine passports on inclination to accept COVID-19 vaccinations in the United Kingdom

We conducted a large-scale national survey in the UK of 17,611 adults between 9 and 27 April 2021. Bayesian multilevel regression and poststratification is used to provide unbiased national-level estimates of the impact of the introduction of vaccine passports on inclination to accept COVID-19 vaccines.

“My primary purpose is to protect the unborn child”: Understanding pregnant women’s perceptions of maternal vaccination and vaccine trials in Europe

This paper presents findings from qualitative research investigating global attitudes towards maternal vaccination among pregnant women, conducted in five European countries.

Exploratory study of the global intent to accept COVID-19 vaccinations

Between October 31, 2020 and December 15, 2020, 26,759 individuals were surveyed across 32 countries via nationally representative survey designs.

“Those who do not vaccinate don’t love themselves, or anyone else”: a qualitative study of views and attitudes of urban pregnant women towards maternal immunisation in Panama

The objective of this study was to identify pregnant women’s views and attitudes towards maternal immunisation in Panama based on in-depth interviews and focus groups.

“From my phone, I could rule the world”: Critical engagement with maternal vaccine information, vaccine confidence builders and post-Zika outbreak rumours in Brazil

Maternal immunisation is key to protecting maternal and newborn health. We interviewed pregnant women in Brazil to identify barriers to and enablers of maternal immunisation in the country.