Despite vaccines' effectiveness in reducing the rate of preventable diseases, vaccine
hesitancy has threatened public health and economies worldwide. Healthcare …

Aims: To summarise the evidence on barriers to and facilitators of population adherence to
prevention and control measures for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and other …

We study how the herd immunity threshold and the expected epidemic size depend on
homophily with respect to vaccine adoption. We find that the presence of homophily …

In this paper, I distinguish three general approaches to public trust in science, which I call
the individual approach, the semi-social approach, and the social approach, and critically …

Purpose Drawing from the Health Belief Model, we explored how disadvantaged groups in
the US, including Black, Hispanic, less educated and wealthy individuals, experienced …

Political polarization is growing rapidly in the United States and has been linked to
politicized public health issues including vaccination. Political homogeneity among one's …

The phenomenon of vaccine hesitancy behavior has gained ground over the last three
decades, jeopardizing the maintenance of herd immunity. This behavior tends to cluster …

Background The May 2022 global outbreak of monkeypox (MPX) poses a threat to the
health of men who have sex with men. However, there is limited data on the willingness of …

The COVID-19 vaccine appears to be a crucial requirement to fight the pandemic. However,
a part of the population possesses negative attitudes towards the vaccine. The spread of …

Combining the frameworks of fundamental causes theory and diffusion of innovation,
scholars had anticipated a delayed COVID-19 vaccination uptake for people in lower …