Despite being recognized as one of the most successful public health measures, vaccination
is perceived as unsafe and unnecessary by a growing number of individuals. Lack of …

Objective: Opposition to vaccines is not a new event, and appeared soon after the
introduction of the smallpox vaccine in the late 18th century. The purpose of this review is to …

Objectives To explore the variation in understanding, attitudes and uptake of COVID-19
health advice during the 2020 pandemic lockdown by health literacy. Study design National …

Background Misinformation about COVID-19 is common and has been spreading rapidly
across the globe through social media platforms and other information systems …

Summary Background In 2007, Australia was one of the first countries to introduce a national
human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme, and it has since achieved high …

The impact of COVID-19 vaccination programmes on disease transmission, morbidity and
mortality relies heavily on the population's willingness to accept the vaccine. We explore …

In Italy, in 2016, we conducted a cross-sectional survey to estimate vaccine hesitancy and
investigate its determinants among parents of children aged 16–36 months. Data on …

Background Social media use has become a mainstay of communication and with that
comes the exchange of factual and non-factual information. Social media has given many …

This cross-sectional survey was designed to assess the prevalence of vaccine hesitancy
and to identify factors associated among a randomly selected sample of parents. A …

Background The aims of the study are to evaluate attitudes about childhood vaccines and
vaccine refusal or delay among parents and to assess the role played by the variables …