Understanding Vaccine Hesitancy in the Context of COVID-19: The Role of Trust and Confidence in a Seventeen-Country Survey

Objectives: An effective vaccine to SARS-CoV-2 cannot be successfully deployed if a significant number of people worldwide are unwilling to accept it. We investigated the relationship between trust in scientists and medical professionals and perceptions of vaccine safety and effectiveness. We also b...

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Main Authors: Laura S. Rozek, Pauline Jones, Anil Menon, Allen Hicken, Samantha Apsley, Elizabeth J. King
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:International Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2021.636255/full