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HUMAN VACCINES & IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS
Volume 9, Issue 8, Pages 1763-1773Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.4161/hv.24657
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vaccine-hesitancy; decision-making; vaccination; psychosocial factors; socio-cultural factors; review
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Despite being recognized as one of the most successful public health measures, vaccination is perceived as unsafe and unnecessary by a growing number of individuals. Lack of confidence in vaccines is now considered a threat to the success of vaccination programs. Vaccine hesitancy is believed to be responsible for decreasing vaccine coverage and an increasing risk of vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks and epidemics. This review provides an overview of the phenomenon of vaccine hesitancy. First, we will characterize vaccine hesitancy and suggest the possible causes of the apparent increase in vaccine hesitancy in the developed world. Then we will look at determinants of individual decision-making about vaccination.
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