Marco Biella phdVaccination hesitancy is among the top 10 threats to global health, according to the World Health Organization. Tracking attitudes toward #vaccination is a key tool to tackle #vaccinationhesitancy.
We explored the link between anti-vaccination attitudes and endorsement of several policies and disease-spreading countermeasures, showing the importance of tracking people's attitudes towards vaccination.
Moreover, we adapted the Vaccination Attitudes Examination (VAX) Scale
to the Italian context (freely available in the appendix) and ran a comprehensive psychometric assessment of the scale.
Collabra: Psychology (University of California Press) gave us a platform for sharing our findings and materials (e.g., the scale's items) in full compliance with #openscience best practices.
We hope researchers and #policymakers can leverage our work to foster knowledge sharing and support vaccination efforts.
