Vaccine hesitancy is complex, but, says author and academic Timothy Caulfield, study after study confirms that in the U.S. and Canada, political affiliation is one of the single strongest predictors of vaccination status. He writes for the Toronto Star about what can make a difference: Pre-bunking, debunking, teaching critical thinking and using creative science communication. "Perhaps what’s most important, though, is that we hold governments to account — with our voices and with our votes," he concludes.

https://flip.it/fE_C1a

#Science #ScienceCommunication #SciComms #Vaccination #VaccineHesitancy #AntiVaxx #USNews #Canada

Yesterday, after four years, I earned my PhD in Health Science, Technology, and Management at Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna.

🎓 My dissertation explores topics such as adolescent vaccine hesitancy, the behavioral impact of clinical guidelines, the drivers of innovation in healthcare systems, and the digital transformation of health. All examined through the lens of applied behavioral science.

I am deeply grateful to my supervisor, Prof. Nicola Belle', for these four incredible, challenging, and inspiring years.
To Dario Menicagli, thank you for welcoming me into the HPV project and for your trust and support. And to the incredible HPVoice team: Folco Panizza, Virginia Casigliani, Elisa Betti, Prof. Lara Tavoschi, thank you for your energy, kindness, and for making research a shared adventure.

I also wish to thank the reviewers and the PhD Defense Committee for their constructive feedback, with particular thanks to Prof. Marco Tagliabue and Prof. Simone Guercini.

Here’s to new beginnings, new challenges, and the hope that our research can make even a small difference.

💭 “𝙒𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙗𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨.”
— 𝘿𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙚𝙡 𝙆𝙖𝙝𝙣𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙣, 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙁𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙎𝙡𝙤𝙬

#PhD #BehavioralScience #DecisionMaking #HealthScience #VaccineHesitancy #HPV

"Why 1 in 6 U.S. parents are rejecting vaccine recommendations"

"A wide-ranging Washington Post-KFF poll details who tends to reject vaccine recommendations and their reasoning."

#VaccineHesitancy #Vaccines

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/09/15/childhood-vaccines-parents-post-kff-poll/

Today in The Medium Newsletter, featured stories include:

• Addressing #VaccineHesitancy, with Jess Steier and @gidmkhealthnerd

• The critical role of #beavers in the #environment, by Quentin Septer

• The patriarchal undervaluing of domestic work, by @katiejgln

• How #dogs can reduce human stress levels, by @TheConversationUS

• Insights on #SelfAwareness from a silent retreat, by Rajat Garg

https://medium.com/blog/what-we-can-learn-from-listening-to-people-who-have-changed-their-opinions-on-vaccines-a1feac0693ee

#Medium #writing #ClimateChange #feminism #vaccines

Where in Europe are cases of measles on the rise?

A handful of countries have reported measles outbreaks this year, with Romania reporting by far the highest number of cases.

This is the picture for the rest of the European Union.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250603-where-in-europe-are-cases-of-measles-on-the-rise?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Measles #PublicHealth #Health #Vaccines #VaccineHesitancy #Infection #Europe #EU #Romania #France #Netherlands #Italy #Spain