Trust, A Key to Counter Vaccine Hesitancy
Vaccines have encountered evolving beliefs due to factors that include historical events, political movements, and unique community values. To combat vaccine hesitancy, dialogue addressing politicization, using trusted messengers, and acknowledging individuals' experiences are necessary to build trust.
Authors
- Akilah A. Jefferson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7190-5518)
- Samer Abdelkader
Institutions
- Arkansas Children's Hospital (US)
- Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center (US)
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-05-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiaf239
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.33
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute