We are delighted to announce that Professor Heidi J.

We are delighted to announce that Professor Heidi J.
This event is part of the Speaker Series on Misinformation, co-sponsored by the Shorenstein Center for Media,…
It’s so easy to think “vaccine-derived” means that people contract polio from the vaccine itself.
In this review article, examples of hesitancy regarding the measles–mumps–rubella (MMR), human papillomavirus (HPV), and COVID-19 vaccines are used to explore the multifaceted issues that fuel vaccine hesitancy. Each of these examples is part of a larger, more complex story.
Prof Hannah Fry meets seven unvaccinated people to investigate why around four million adults remain unvaccinated against Covid-19, and to find out…
Japan has one of the highest vaccine hesitancy rates in the world. However, few studies have assessed how mobile messenger apps affect COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. This study used a cross-sectional survey to assess the impact of text messages from Corowa-kun – a free chatbot – on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy amongst users.
As founding director of The Vaccine Confidence Project, Professor Heidi Larson knows a few things about building…
There’s been a worrying decline in diphtheria, polio and measles jabs. We should heed the lessons of COVID-19.
The rise of alternative health practices and a quest for purity can partly explain the falling confidence in…
In this perspective, we argue that the epidemiological and social crises brought about by COVID-19 have magnified widely held social anxieties and trust issues that, in the unique circumstances of this global pandemic, have exacerbated scepticism toward vaccines.
Overview Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Vaccine Confidence Project teamed up with YouTube and other health partners to reach people with credible information…
Working through the spring of 2021, the CSIS-LSHTM High-Level Panel on Vaccine Confidence and Misinformation analysed the diverse forms of vaccine hesitancy in the United States and their links to international phenomena.