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Hesitancy can become a tempting explanation for low vaccine coverage when governments seek to deflect attention from health system problems. For news editors, a story about a person rejecting vaccination because of their beliefs is probably more interesting than reporting a more prosaic lack of transport or inconvenient clinic hours. However, we should not paint out of the vaccination picture individuals like the two women I spoke with this week, both affected by disability and both uniquely st...

Subtitle:  Publication Date February 3, 2021 "Understanding how people think, feel and act in relation to vaccination is vital to informing the development of strategies to generate acceptance and uptake for the vaccines." According to the World Health Organization (WHO), generating and using data on behavioural and social drivers (BeSD) with tools such as surveys and interview guides can help address the drivers and barriers to COVID-19 vaccines uptake. Developed ...