Broad perspectives in understanding vaccine hesitancy and vaccine confidence: an introduction to the special issue

• Published in: Journal of behavioral medicine Vol. 46; no. 1-2; pp. 1 - 8
• Main Authors: Baldwin, Austin S., Tiro, Jasmin A., Zimet, Gregory D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.04.2023; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Behavior; Communication; Conspiracy; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 - prevention & control; COVID-19 vaccines; Decision making; Ecological studies; Family Medicine; General Practice; Global health; Health beliefs; Health disparities; Health Psychology; Humans; Immunization; Individual differences; Medical personnel; Medical research; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Pandemics; Perceptions; Public health; Science; Social Media; Social networks; Vaccination Hesitancy; Vaccines; Conspiracy beliefs; Interventions; Vaccine hesitancy; Vaccine confidence; Social media; Vaccine beliefs; Health disparities
• ISSN: 0160-7715; 1573-3521
• DOI: 10.1007/s10865-023-00397-8

The World Health Organization has designated vaccine hesitancy and vaccine confidence among the most pressing issues in global health. The COVID-19 pandemic has made vaccine hesitancy and vaccine confidence particularly salient and urgent. The purpose of this special issue is to highlight a broad range of perspectives on these critical issues. We have included a total of 30 papers that address issues related to vaccine hesitancy and vaccine confidence across multiple levels of the Socio-Ecological Model. We have organized the empirical papers into the following sections: individual-level beliefs, minority health and health disparities, social media and conspiracy beliefs, and interventions. In addition to the empirical papers, three commentaries are included in this special issue.