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Associate Professor at the University of Exeter @exeterpolitics. PhD from @UNC. Public opinion, political psychology. @florianstoeckel@fediscience.org
Jun 9, 2021 5 tweets 2 min read
1/5 Is vaccine hesitancy tracked by pub opinion surveys linked to vaccine uptake? One would expect a link, but there is not much data. Tricky,e.g. b/c immunization data for survey respondents is usually unavailable. W @ba_lyons @charliecar13 @JasonReifler
doi.org/10.1016/j.vacc… 2/5 We analyse regional level data for the EU from 2019. We find significantly lower childhood vaccine uptake rates in regions where hesitancy is more pronounced. Surveys seem to be helpful in research on vaccine uptake (relevant also for COVID-19 vax hesitancy related research).