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HPV vaccine confidence and cases of mass psychogenic illness following immunization in Carmen de Bolivar, Colombia

We report the case of multiple adverse reactions following HPV vaccination in Colombian adolescents in Carmen de Bolivar. We document this case and discuss the role of news and social media, particularly YouTube, as a driver of contagious psychogenic reactions

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Prevention and control of HPV infection and HPV-related cancers in Colombia-a meeting report

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Driving HPV Vaccination in Brazil

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Coalition to Strengthen the HPV Immunisation Community (CHIC)

Overview ​​The global community of practice around HPV vaccination is not formalised to cut across multiple disciplines, and thought leaders from low-…

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State of Vaccine Confidence in the EU

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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Tracking the global spread of vaccine sentiments: The global response to Japan’s suspension of its HPV vaccine recommendation

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Building Confidence in Routine Immunisation

The UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF ECARO) and the VCP worked in partnership to better understand the impact of social media on caregivers’ attitudes, beliefs, trust, immunisation intention and uptake.

Summary

Date:

September 2018

Countries:
  • Colombia
Topics:
  • Social Media
  • Vaccine Hesitancy
  • Media Monitoring
  • HPV
  • Social, Structural and Emotional Determinants of Health
Authors:
  • Simas, C
  • Munoz, N
  • Arregoces, L
  • Larson, HJ
Journal:
  • Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

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