COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: a unique set of challenges

Margie Danchin^{1

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3}, Jim Buttery^{1

2

3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
² Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
³ Department of General Medicine, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁴ Centre for Health Analytics, Melbourne Children's Campus, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Editorial

Margie Danchin et al. Intern Med J. 2021 Dec.

. 2021 Dec;51(12):1987-1989.

doi: 10.1111/imj.15599.

Margie Danchin^{1

2

3}, Jim Buttery^{1

2

3

4}

¹ Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
² Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
³ Department of General Medicine, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁴ Centre for Health Analytics, Melbourne Children's Campus, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

No abstract available

Comment in

Role of COVID-19 vaccine education in discharge planning to increase community vaccination coverage.
Tse WC, Fahey J, Doyle J, Hellard M, Howell J. Tse WC, et al. Intern Med J. 2022 Jul;52(7):1284-1285. doi: 10.1111/imj.15701. Epub 2022 May 19. Intern Med J. 2022. PMID: 35587217 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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