A qualitative analysis of the beliefs of Japanese anti-influenza vaccination website authors

Background: Influenza vaccine coverage among the Japanese population is less than optimal. Anti-vaccination sentiment exists worldwide, and Japan is no exception. Anti-influenza vaccination activists argue on the internet that influenza vaccine has little or no efficacy and a high risk of side effec...

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Main Authors: Tsuyoshi Okuhara, Hirono Ishikawa, Mio Kato, Masafumi Okada, Takahiro Kiuchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-04-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844018305437