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Comment
. 2022 Dec;6(12):1609-1610.
doi: 10.1038/s41562-022-01484-7.

Defining and measuring vaccine hesitancy

Heidi J Larson  1   2
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Defining and measuring vaccine hesitancy

Heidi J Larson. Nat Hum Behav. 2022 Dec.

Abstract

When the term ‘vaccine hesitancy’ first appeared, it was deemed ambiguous and difficult to measure. A systematic review of published articles on vaccine hesitancy suggests it should be defined as a state of indecisiveness regarding a vaccination decision, independently of behaviour, and that it needs new modes of analysis and measurement.

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Conflict of interest statement

H.J.L.’s research group has received grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, GSK, Hong Kong Government, Johnson & Johnson, MacArthur Foundation, Merck, NIHR (UK) and UNICEF.

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