An injection of confidence: Scientists explore new and old methods to counter anti-vaccine propaganda and overcome vaccine hesitancy so as to increase vaccination rates

Katrin Weigmann

doi:10.15252/embr.201643589

An injection of confidence: Scientists explore new and old methods to counter anti-vaccine propaganda and overcome vaccine hesitancy so as to increase vaccination rates

EMBO Rep. 2017 Jan;18(1):21-24. doi: 10.15252/embr.201643589. Epub 2016 Nov 21.

Author

Katrin Weigmann¹

Affiliation

¹ Oldenburg, Germany.

Abstract

An increasing number of people are declining to have their children vaccinated. What are the reasons for their hesitancy and what could be done to convince them of the safety of vaccines?

MeSH terms

Bacterial Infections / immunology
Bacterial Infections / prevention & control
Bacterial Infections / psychology
Humans
Prejudice / psychology*
Treatment Refusal / ethics
Treatment Refusal / psychology*
Trust / psychology
Vaccination / ethics
Vaccination / psychology*
Vaccines / administration & dosage
Virus Diseases / immunology
Virus Diseases / prevention & control
Virus Diseases / psychology

Substances

Vaccines