Topic: Misinformation

Overview Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is the fourth biggest cause of mortality amongst women in Brazil according to the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) but COVID-19…

Years of lies and rumours about COVID have had a contagion effect, damaging public acceptance of all vaccines, said…

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.