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. 2022 Dec 6;13(1):7511.
doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-34995-y.

A call for immediate action to increase COVID-19 vaccination uptake to prepare for the third pandemic winter

Cornelia Betsch  1   2 , Philipp Schmid  3   4 , Pierre Verger  5 , Stephan Lewandowsky  6 , Anna Soveri  7 , Ralph Hertwig  8 , Angelo Fasce  9 , Dawn Holford  6 , Paul De Raeve  10 , Arnaud Gagneur  11 , Pia Vuolanto  12 , Tiago Correia  13 , Lara Tavoschi  14 , Silvia Declich  15 , Maurizio Marceca  16 , Athena Linos  17 , Pania Karnaki  17 , Linda Karlsson  7 , Amanda Garrison  5
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A call for immediate action to increase COVID-19 vaccination uptake to prepare for the third pandemic winter

Cornelia Betsch et al. Nat Commun. .

Abstract

This Comment piece summarises current challenges regarding routine vaccine uptake in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and provides recommendations on how to increase uptake. To implement these recommendations, the article points to evidence-based resources that can support health-care workers, policy makers and communicators.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

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