Vaccine mandates and public trust do not have to be antagonistic

Professor Heidi J. Larson speaks to Science about the potential of COVID-19 vaccine mandates to undermine trust in future public health efforts.

In this interview, VCP Founder and Co-Director Prof. Heidi J Larson outlines what research tells us about the impact of mandates on vaccine confidence amongst young people.

COVID-19 vaccination policies have prompted much debate, yet 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.

As founding director of The Vaccine Confidence Project, Professor Heidi Larson knows a few things about building…

Using ‘trust’ as a lens, this session reflected on the recent history of vaccine…

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