EU ‘Vaccine Hesitancy’ And Why It’s A Problem For Manufacturers And Public Health
Executive Summary
“Vaccine hesitancy” – the gradual decline in rates of vaccination against preventable diseases – has led to outbreaks of illnesses such as measles in several European countries, fueled by factors such as complacency and lack of trust or access to vaccines. Ian Schofield spoke to Patricia Massetti, associate vice-president and European vaccines lead at MSD, and Andrea Ammon, the new director of the ECDC, about the implications of vaccine hesitancy, including what can be done to counter it, and the difficulty of planning vaccine manufacture for predicted future outbreaks.