Topic: Social, Structural and Emotional Determinants of Health

A discussion of the role different sectors play in building and strengthening trust in vaccination, with a focus on actions taken…

Project to support the development of guidance on interventions to improve vaccine uptake in LMICs, informed by an assessment of local barriers and drivers to adult vaccine uptake.

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.

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.

Between October 31, 2020 and December 15, 2020, 26,759 individuals were surveyed across 32 countries via nationally representative survey designs.

Maternal immunisation is key to protecting maternal and newborn health. We interviewed pregnant women in Brazil to identify barriers to and enablers of maternal immunisation in the country.

This study explored the role of maturity in decision-making around HPV vaccination in France through qualitative interviews with adolescent girls (n = 24) and their mothers (n = 21) and two focus groups with adolescent girls (n = 12).

This article investigates how hope and trust played…

Introducing The Lancet–London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Commission.

This systematic review aims to identify the social consequences of mass quarantine during previous and current infectious disease outbreaks and recommended strategies to mitigate the negative social implications of COVID-19 lockdowns.

This report outlines the methods and the findings of the VCP’s research, which was conducted to support The Learning Network for Countries in Transition countries in assessing and addressing their vaccine hesitancy issues and in building vaccine confidence capabilities.

Europe is increasingly described as the region in…