Vaccine hesitancy (VH) is considered a top-10 global health threat. The concept of VH has
been described and applied inconsistently. This systematic review aims to clarify VH by …

Vaccination has proven to be the most effective tool in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic.
While pregnant individuals are considered to be a high-risk population and are more likely …

This article uses novel data collected on a weekly basis covering more than 35,000
individuals in the EU to analyze the relationship between trust in various dimensions and …

Vaccine hesitancy and refusal continue to hamper COVID-19 control efforts. Throughout the
pandemic, scientists and journalists have attributed lagging COVID-19 vaccination rates to a …

The introduction of effective vaccines in December 2020 marked a significant step forward in
the global response to COVID-19. Given concerns with access, acceptability, and hesitancy …

As the literature highlights, many health behavior theories try to explain both social and
psychological variables influencing an individual's health behavior. This study integrates …

This article presents one of the largest and broadest investigations into COVID-19 vaccine
hesitancy, a burning issue that poses a global threat. First, I provide a timely review of the …

The goal of this research was to provide an overview of the role of trust in determining
COVID-19 vaccine acceptance. Trust proved to be a key issue in all the strategic phases of …

Since COVID-19 vaccine uptake was found to be especially low among young adults, the
present study investigated COVID-19 risk perception as predictor of COVID-19 vaccination …

Background: Vaccine hesitancy was defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) in
2019 as a major threat to global health. In Italy, reluctance to receive vaccines is a …