American Journal of Infection Control
November 2015 Volume 43, Issue 11, p1147-1268, e67-e81
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Social and political determinants of vaccine hesitancy: Lessons learned from the H1N1 pandemic of 2009-2010
Gustavo S. Mesch, Kent P. Schwirian
p1161–1165
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Public acceptance of vaccination programs is essential for vaccine preventable diseases. However, increasing sectors of the population have expressed hesitancy about participating in such programs, leading to the re-emergence of vaccine preventable diseases. In this study we rely on a recreancy hypothesis to test the association between confidence in the government and local hospitals and the willingness to take the vaccine.