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Overview"Immunization against disease is among the most successful global health efforts of the modern era, and substantial gains in vaccination coverage rates have been achieved worldwide. However, that progress has stagnated in recent years, leaving an estimated 20 million children worldwide either undervaccinated or completely unvaccinated. The determinants of vaccination uptake are complex, mutable, and context specific. A primary driver is vaccine hesitancy - defined as a ""delay in acceptance or refusal of vaccines despite availability of vaccination services"". The majority of vaccine-hesitant people fall somewhere on a spectrum from vaccine acceptance to vaccine denial. Vaccine uptake is also hampered by socioeconomic or structural barriers to access. On August 17-20, 2020, the Forum on Microbial Threats at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a 4-day virtual workshop titled The Critical Public Health Value of Vaccines: Tackling Issues of Access and Hesitancy. The workshop focused on two main areas (vaccine access and vaccine confidence) and gave particular consideration to health systems, research opportunities, communication strategies, and policies that could be considered to address access, perception, attitudes, and behaviors toward vaccination. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussion of the workshop. Table of Contents Front Matter 1 Introduction 2 Global Vaccine Uptake During the COVID-19 Pandemic and the State of Vaccine Confidence 3 Improving Access and Closing the Global Immunization Gap 4 Assessing Global and Local Drivers of Vaccine Hesitancy 5 A Systems Approach to Increasing Vaccine Confidence and Uptake: Opportunities in Research, Communication, Legislation, and Technology 6 A Systems Approach to Increasing Vaccine Confidence and Uptake: Opportunities for Community-Based Strategies 7 Reflections and Ways Forward References Appendix A: Workshop Statement of Task Appendix B: Workshop Agenda Appendix C: Speaker and Moderator Biographies" Full Product DetailsAuthor: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine , Health and Medicine Division , Board on Global Health , Forum on Microbial ThreatsPublisher: National Academies Press Imprint: National Academies Press ISBN: 9780309461566ISBN 10: 0309461561 Pages: 230 Publication Date: 29 August 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |