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 | Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology |
| Editors | G. Ritzer, C. Rojek, M. Ryan |
| Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Edition | 2nd |
| Publication status | Published - 2023 |