Vaccine· 2015Q1· Review
Vaccine hesitancy: Definition, scope and determinants
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Short summary
Vaccine hesitancy is defined as a delay or refusal of vaccination despite service availability, influenced by factors like complacency, convenience, and confidence.
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Key points
- Vaccine hesitancy is defined as delay or refusal of vaccination despite available services.
- It is complex, context-specific, and varies by time, place, and vaccine.
- Influencing factors include complacency, convenience, and confidence.
- A Vaccine Hesitancy Determinants Matrix categorizes influences into contextual, individual/group, and vaccine-specific.
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Abstract
The SAGE Working Group on Vaccine Hesitancy concluded that vaccine hesitancy refers to delay in acceptance or refusal of vaccination despite availability of vaccination services. Vaccine hesitancy is complex and context specific, varying across time, place and vaccines. It is influenced by factors such as complacency, convenience and confidence. The Working Group retained the term 'vaccine' rather than 'vaccination' hesitancy, although the latter more correctly implies the broader range of immunization concerns, as vaccine hesitancy is the more commonly used term. While high levels of hesitancy lead to low vaccine demand, low levels of hesitancy do not necessarily mean high vaccine demand. The Vaccine Hesitancy Determinants Matrix displays the factors influencing the behavioral decision to accept, delay or reject some or all vaccines under three categories: contextual, individual and group, and vaccine/vaccination-specific influences.
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