Vaccine Hesitancy: Obstacles and Challenges

• Published in: Current pediatrics reports (Philadelphia, PA) Vol. 10; no. 4; pp. 241 - 248
• Main Authors: Galagali, Preeti M., Kinikar, Aarti Avinash, Kumar, Vikram Sakaleshpur
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.12.2022
• Subjects: Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Pediatrics; Section Editors; Technology and Pediatrics (E Eisenstein and Y Evans; Technology and Pediatrics (E Eisenstein and Y Evans, Section Editors); Topical Collection on Technology and Pediatrics; Multicomponent interventions; Motivational interviewing; Health literacy; Vaccine hesitancy measurement; Vaccine uptake; Behavioral and social drivers

Purpose of Review In 2019, vaccine hesitancy (VH) was named as one of the top 10 threats to global health by the World Health Organization (WHO). We highlight the factors affecting VH, the role of VH in limiting vaccine uptake and inability to achieve collective immunity, and possible solutions. Rec...