Sustaining Vaccine Confidence in the 21st Century

• Published in: Vaccines (Basel) Vol. 1; no. 3; pp. 204 - 224
• Main Authors: Hardt, Karin, Schmidt-Ott, Ruprecht, Glismann, Steffen, Adegbola, Richard A, Meurice, François P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 24.06.2013; MDPI
• Subjects: Community involvement; coverage; Immunization; Patient safety; pharmaceutical industry; Public concern; Public health; Review; Safety; Trust; vaccine confidence; vaccine hesitancy; vaccine safety; Vaccines; coverage; vaccine hesitancy; vaccine safety; pharmaceutical industry; immunization; vaccine confidence; public health

Vaccination provides many health and economic benefits to individuals and society, and public support for immunization programs is generally high. However, the benefits of vaccines are often not fully valued when public discussions on vaccine safety, quality or efficacy arise, and the spread of misi...