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Kulkarni, Harvey, Prybylski, Jalloh); Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education ( Kulkarni, Harvey) The need to understand the drivers of global vaccine hesitancy is perhaps more crucial than ever as the world gears up to introduce COVID-19 vaccines. Recent outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) around the globe have been partly attributed to a rise in vaccine hesitancy, thereby highlighting the significance of caregivers decision to delay or refuse vaccines for their children. Since 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) member states have been annually reporting vaccine hesitancy reasons on the WHO/United Nations Children s Fund (UNICEF) Joint Reporting Form (JRF). The Vaccine Hesitancy Matrix (VHM), developed by the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) Vaccine Hesitancy Working Group, can serve as a tool to categorise vaccine hesitancy reasons reported in the JRF. This paper explores the reasons for vaccine hesitancy re ....
Behaviour adoption approaches during public health emergencies: implications for the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond Format Summary box The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked an unparalleled global discourse around the adoption of protective behaviours and other public health and social measures to slow the person-to-person spread of SARS-CoV-2. However, this is not the first or the last time that human behaviour will play an important role during a public health emergency. The effectiveness of implementing critical response strategies, such as contact tracing, diminishes when there is widespread community transmission. Using the COVID-19 pandemic as a case study, we developed a framework that contextualises how key protective behaviours (eg, hand hygiene practices, the use of masks and social distancing) can be achieved using (1) top-down, (2) intermediary and (3) bottom-up approaches. ....