The VACCINES Act: Deciphering Vaccine Hesitancy in the Time of COVID-19

John McAteer, Inci Yildirim, Ann Chahroudi, John McAteer, Inci Yildirim, Ann Chahroudi

Abstract

Since the COVID-19 pandemic first hit Wuhan, China, in December 2019, scientists have been racing to develop and test novel vaccines to protect against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The speed of scientific discovery related to COVID-19 is unprecedented. With several vaccine candidates already being tested in clinical trials, we pose the question: what will the vaccine hesitant do in the face of this pandemic?

Keywords: COVID-19; antivax; immunization; vaccine hesitancy.

© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

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