Despite being recognized as one of the most successful public health measures, vaccination
is perceived as unsafe and unnecessary by a growing number of parents. Anti-vaccination …

When faced with vaccine hesitancy, public health authorities are looking for effective
strategies to address this issue. In this paper, the findings of 15 published literature reviews …

Misinformation and disinformation regarding COVID-19 and vaccination against it may be
contributing to vaccine hesitancy. Social media outlets have reportedly made efforts to limit …

Objectives. To understand how Twitter bots and trolls (“bots”) promote online health content.
Methods. We compared bots' to average users' rates of vaccine-relevant messages, which …

Vaccination is one of the great achievements of the 20th century, yet persistent public-health
problems include inadequate, delayed, and unstable vaccination uptake. Psychology offers …

Despite being recognized as one of the most successful public health measures, vaccination
is perceived as unsafe and unnecessary by a growing number of individuals. Lack of …

Historically, infectious diseases caused considerable damage to human societies, and they
continue to do so today. To help reduce their impact, mathematical models of disease …

Background The battle against the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has not concluded.
Despite the availability of vaccines, the high prevalence of vaccine hesitancy represents a …

Background Although primarily used for social networking and often used for social support
and dissemination, data on social media platforms are increasingly being used to facilitate …

Background Supporters of the antivaccination movement can easily spread information that
is not scientifically proven on social media. Therefore, learning more about their posts and …