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.
Infographics come to life in this Q&A video series combatting vaccine misinformation.
A practical learning guide and tool to aid the design and implementation of effective, data-driven social media campaigns…
Claudia Hammond interviewed Prof. Heidi Larson in The Evidence on the BBC World Service. In this episode of The Evidence, together with Robert Kanwagi and Dr Saad Omer, they discuss the origins of misinformation and its impact.
Prof. Heidi Larson joins Ken Banta, CEO of The Vanguard Network, in conversation about how business leaders can work to understand the underlying causes of…
VCP Founder and Director Professor Heidi J.