Health-care professionals (HCPs) have a fundamental role in vaccination, their own beliefs and attitudes affecting both their uptake and recommendation of vaccines. This literature review (n = 89) summarises evidence on HCPs’ perceptions of the risks and benefits of vaccination, trust, and perceptions of mandatory vaccination in Europe. HCPs across studies believed that vaccination is important to protect themselves and their patients.
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This rapid literature review on motivating hesitant population groups in Europe to vaccinate focuses on identifying hesitant populations and what the enablers and barriers to vaccination uptake are for them.
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The Vaccine Confidence Project™ has engaged in several different research projects relating to the prevention of HIV and other STIs.
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Overview The Vaccine Confidence Project and its partners aimed to improve COVID-19 vaccine confidence…
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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.
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