Vaccine hesitancy: How social and technological issues converged to spawn mistrust

By Emanuele Blasioli, PhD Candidate in Management Science, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University
Elkafi Hassini, Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University

The rise in vaccine-preventable diseases around the world is threatening decades of progress in public health and putting millions of people at risk.

The decline in vaccination coverage in the United States illustrates the global problem. Rates of most routine vaccinations recommended for children by age 24 months by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which focus on 15 potentially…

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