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. 2020 Jul 28;71(15):703-705.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa433.

The VACCINES Act: Deciphering Vaccine Hesitancy in the Time of COVID-19

John McAteer  1 , Inci Yildirim  1   2   3 , Ann Chahroudi  1   3
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The VACCINES Act: Deciphering Vaccine Hesitancy in the Time of COVID-19

John McAteer et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

Since the COVID-19 pandemic first hit Wuhan, China, in December 2019, scientists have been racing to develop and test novel vaccines to protect against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The speed of scientific discovery related to COVID-19 is unprecedented. With several vaccine candidates already being tested in clinical trials, we pose the question: what will the vaccine hesitant do in the face of this pandemic?

Keywords: COVID-19; antivax; immunization; vaccine hesitancy.

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