Topic: Vaccine Hesitancy

The global health community faces a deepening challenge — not only from infectious diseases but also
from a pandemic of misinformation, argues VCP founder, Heidi J. Larson.

Listen to the CommonHealth Podcast by VCP partner The Centre for Strategic & International Studies to learn more about the Vaccine Integrity Project (VIP) – a new initiative spearheading responses to vaccine-related actions taken by the second Trump administration.

VCP founder Heidi J. Larson named one of the most dynamic business women shaping the future for her role in building bridges of trust in the fight against misinformation and vaccine hesitancy.

In this Global Health Coffee Session at the Harvard Global Health Institute, VCP founder Heidi J. Larson unpacks how misinformation spreads and strategies for rebuilding public trust in public health in a time of doubt.

This study aimed to identify drivers of HPV vaccine hesitancy and effective public health interventions to increase HPV vaccination rates in two U.S. states (New York and Florida). The findings provide insights into the impact of demographics, state policies, and vaccine confidence on HPV vaccination.

CIDRAP releases interim update on its Vaccine Integrity Project, spotlighting global threats to vaccine confidence and outlining next steps to support equitable immunization efforts worldwide.

A lot of people have genuine and legitimate questions and “you’re going to lose them if you immediately jump back and say ‘that’s silly’ or ‘that’s not the fact’”, says VCP founder Heidi J. Larson.

We conducted a social listening analysis to assess attitudes towards mRNA vaccines and therapeutics on Twitter from June 2022 to May 2023. Our findings reveal widespread negative sentiment and a global lack of confidence in mRNA vaccines and therapeutics, with frequent discussions of severe vaccine side effects, rumors, and misinformation.

We conducted a social listening analysis to assess attitudes towards mRNA vaccines and therapeutics on Twitter from June 2022 to May 2023.

Join us for the LSHTM Vaccine Centre’s Annual Lecture with Professor Stephan Lewandowsky, exploring practical tools to address vaccine hesitancy. Discover the Empathetic Refutational Interview (ERI) — a proven, human-centred approach for building trust and countering misinformation.

19 May 2025 | 17:30 BST | John Snow Lecture Theatre A

This paper offers two scenarios to argue for the possibilities of building trust during crises by engaging with existing distrust, with special reference to examples during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A new 70-country survey by The Global Listening Project, the VCP’s sister initiative, reveals that while people are demanding better healthcare and more information, trust in vaccines and institutions has declined in 9 out of 10 countries. Professor Heidi Larson speaks to Vaccines Today about the legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic on vaccine uptake.