Abstract
Vaccine hesitancy entails being conflicted about, or opposed to, getting vaccinated. It is ranked as a major global health threat. Relationships between vaccine hesitancy and socio-demographic characteristics (such as age, gender, and ethnicity) vary over time and disease type. Identity resilience, fear, risk, and mistrust also shape vaccine hesitancy.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology |
Editors | G. Ritzer, C. Rojek, M. Ryan |
Publisher | Wiley Blackwell |
Edition | 2nd |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781405165518 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781405124331 |
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Publication status | Published - 27 Nov 2023 |