Recent academic debate has seen the emergence of the claim that misinformation is not a
significant societal problem. We argue that the arguments used to support this minimizing …

Believing conspiracy narratives is frequently assumed to be a major cause of vaccine
hesitancy, ie, the tendency to forgo vaccination despite its availability. In this sco** review …

Background Pregnant women and their unborn babies are at an increased risk of
hospitalisation, morbidity, and mortality from illness. However, uptake of influenza, pertussis …

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe primary care providers'(PCPs) perspectives on
discussing COVID-19 vaccination with their patients. METHODS All PCPs from 11 primary …

Among cognitive factors that can influence the endorsement of pseudoscientific beliefs, our
study focuses on proneness to false memory generation. In this preregistered study, we …

Vaccine hesitancy has been identified as one of the top ten threats to global health by the
World Health Organization (WHO). The belief in conspiracy narratives is repeatedly …

Vaccination mandates are often suggested as a solution to low vaccine uptake. However,
mandates are criticized because they aim to bypass rather than overcome the cognitive …

Changes in the information landscape and increasing polarization in society over recent
decades have made it more difficult to establish common ground, which poses a profound …

People's negative attitudes to vaccines can be motivated by psychological factors—such as
fears, ideological beliefs, and cognitive patterns—known as 'attitude roots'. This study had …

Purpose Explore mothers of adolescents' use of social media and the influence of social
media on hesitancy regarding HPV vaccine. Methods A national online survey of mothers of …