vaccine hesitancy en · NOUN
Meanings
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(uncountable) Reluctance to get vaccinated, often leading to refusal to be vaccinated.
Vaccine hesitancy is an emerging term in the discourse on determinants of vaccine acceptance. Vaccine hesitancy may explain why uptake of a vaccine or immunization programme in a community is lower than would be expected in the context of the information given and services available.
2016, WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Vaccine Safety Communication Guide for Immunization Programme Managers and National Regulatory Authorities, page 12:
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cmn 疫苗犹豫 (reluctance to get vaccinated) · fi rokote-epäröinti (reluctance to get vaccinated) · cmn 疫苗猶豫 /疫苗犹豫 (reluctance to get vaccinated)