Vaccine Hesitancy, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics of North America

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In this issue of Pediatric Clinics of North America, guest editors Drs. Peter G. Szilagyi, Sharon G. Humiston, and Tamera Coyne-Beasley bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Vaccine Hesitancy. A growing problem even before the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccine hesitancy encompasses various factors involving both researchers and practitioners: transparency in research, scientific findings, and governmental programs; effective communication strategies; addressing and understanding cultural, psychosocial, spiritual, political, and cognitive factors; and a willingness to learn the root causes and concerns about vaccine hesitancy. In this issue, top experts address these topics to help you improve vaccine confidence with your patients. 

Author Information

Edited by Peter G. Szilagyi, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Sharon G. Humiston, MD, MPH, Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kansas School of Medicine