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The unintended consequences of COVID-19 vaccine policy: why mandates, passports and restrictions may cause more harm than good

Vaccination policies have shifted dramatically during COVID-19. While these policies have prompted ethical, scientific, practical, legal and political debate, there has been limited evaluation of their potential unintended consequences. Here, we outline a comprehensive set of hypotheses for why these policies may ultimately be counterproductive and harmful.

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The Fifth Child Project: Closing the Immunisation Gap

This project and accompanying evaluation particularly focused on Benishangul Gumuz Regional State (BGRS) where the coverage for penta 3 vaccination was 41.7% in 2011.

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Combatting Vaccine Misinformation in Partnership with YouTube

Overview Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Vaccine Confidence Project teamed up with YouTube and other health partners to reach people with credible information…

Data Visualisations
COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence in Africa

The aim of this study was to investigate public knowledge and perceptions of both the COVID-19 pandemic itself and COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among adults (aged…

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Anthropological Exploration of Facilitators and Barriers to Vaccine Deployment and Administration During Disease Outbreaks (AViD)

Project AViD took a critical anthropological approach to exploring what actions can be taken to optimise vaccine acceptance during a disease outbreak.

Data Visualisations
Forecasting sub-national trends in COVID-19 vaccine uptake in the UK

In this study, we predict uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine at unprecedented spatial resolution across the UK.

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ASSURE

Overview The Vaccine Confidence Project at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, in partnership with Premise, developed ASSURE – Assessing Signals and Supporting Resilience.

Summary

Date:

May 2022

Topics:
  • COVID-19
  • Policy Advisory
  • Social, Structural and Emotional Determinants of Health
Authors:
  • Bardosh, K
  • de Figueiredo, A
  • Gur-Arie, R
  • Jamrozik, E
  • Doidge, J
  • Lemmens, T
  • Salmaan, K
  • Graham, J
  • Baral, S
Journal:
  • BMJ Global Health

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A vaccine chatbot intervention for parents to improve HPV vaccination uptake among middle school girls: a cluster randomized trial

This study assesses the effectiveness of a vaccine chatbot in improving human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among female middle school students aged 12–15 years across diverse socioeconomic settings in China, where HPV vaccination is primarily paid out-of-pocket.

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Mapping global public perspectives on mRNA vaccines and therapeutics

We conducted a social listening analysis to assess attitudes towards mRNA vaccines and therapeutics on Twitter from June 2022 to May 2023. Our findings reveal widespread negative sentiment and a global lack of confidence in mRNA vaccines and therapeutics, with frequent discussions of severe vaccine side effects, rumors, and misinformation.

Data Visualisations
Mapping global public perspectives on Health AI

We conducted a social listening analysis to assess attitudes towards Health AI.

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