Definitions for vaccine hesitancy
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1. Vaccine hesitancy

   Vaccine hesitancy, also known as anti-vaccination or anti-vax, is a reluctance or refusal to be vaccinated or to have one's children vaccinated against contagious diseases. People who subscribe to this view are commonly known as "anti-vaxxers". The term encompasses outright refusal to vaccinate, delaying vaccines, accepting vaccines but remaining uncertain about their use, or using certain vaccines but not others. Arguments against vaccination are contradicted by overwhelming scientific consensus about the safety and efficacy of vaccines. The World Health Organization views vaccine hesitancy as one of the top ten global health threats.Hesitancy primarily results from public debates around the medical, ethical and legal issues related to vaccines. Vaccine hesitancy stems from multiple key factors including a person's lack of confidence (mistrust of the vaccine and/or healthcare provider), complacency (the person does not see a need for the vaccine or does not see the value of the vaccine), and convenience (access to vaccines). It has existed since the invention of vaccination, and pre-dates the coining of the terms "vaccine" and "vaccination" by nearly 80 years. The specific hypotheses raised by anti-vaccination advocates have been found to change over time. Vaccine hesitancy often results in disease outbreaks and deaths from vaccine-preventable diseases.Bills for mandatory vaccination have been considered for legislation, including California Senate Bill 277 and Australia's No Jab No Pay, all of which have been opposed by anti-vaccination activists. Opposition to mandatory vaccination may be based on anti-vaccine sentiment, concern that it violates civil liberties or reduces public trust in vaccination, or suspicion of profiteering by the pharmaceutical industry.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of vaccine hesitancy in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of vaccine hesitancy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of vaccine hesitancy in a Sentence

1. The Duke:

   At the same time, families around the world are being overwhelmed by mass-scale misinformation across news media and social media, where those who peddle in lies and fear are creating vaccine hesitancy, which in turn is dividing communities and eroding trust.

2. Angela Marsden:

   It's creating anger. It's creating confusion. And, you know, the funny thing is, is it creates more vaccine hesitancy, in my opinion, i don't understand the inconsistency, the confusion and the fear baiting that is basically being used by our leadership.

3. Deepti Gurdasani:

   I think the most successful vaccine programs require an understanding of vaccine hesitancy that's distinct from anti-vax sentiment, dealing with vaccine hesitancy requires community engagement to actually understand the reasons and address them rather than dismissing people as either ignorant or selfish.

4. Oliver Watson:

   Previous studies looking at the impact of mandates on vaccine uptake are unlikely to capture the myriad of reasons why vaccine hesitancy related to Covid-19 will be very different to say childhood vaccination mandates for measles.

5. Vittoria Colliza:

   This [ mandates ] was really a change of paradigm, if you think about vaccine hesitancy and how authorities tried to handle it, at the beginning it was really a lot of pressure on explanations, on communication, and the aim was really not to oblige people but to convince them. And at a certain point, given the very large circulation of the Delta variant in several EU countries, authorities move towards something that is a bit more constraining.

References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccine_Hesitancy