Psychological and Social Aspects of Vaccination Hesitancy—Implications for Travel Medicine in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Crisis: A Narrative Review
Abstract
1. The Content of Vaccine Hesitancy
2. The Effect of the Pandemic
3. Aims—Methods
4. Theoretical Context
5. Vaccine Hesitancy among Travelers
6. Implications in Clinical Practice
7. Limitations/Caveats
8. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
References
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Milionis, C.; Ilias, I.; Tselebis, A.; Pachi, A. Psychological and Social Aspects of Vaccination Hesitancy—Implications for Travel Medicine in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Crisis: A Narrative Review. Medicina 2023, 59, 1744. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59101744
Milionis C, Ilias I, Tselebis A, Pachi A. Psychological and Social Aspects of Vaccination Hesitancy—Implications for Travel Medicine in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Crisis: A Narrative Review. Medicina. 2023; 59(10):1744. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59101744
Chicago/Turabian StyleMilionis, Charalampos, Ioannis Ilias, Athanasios Tselebis, and Argyro Pachi. 2023. "Psychological and Social Aspects of Vaccination Hesitancy—Implications for Travel Medicine in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Crisis: A Narrative Review" Medicina 59, no. 10: 1744. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59101744
APA StyleMilionis, C., Ilias, I., Tselebis, A., & Pachi, A. (2023). Psychological and Social Aspects of Vaccination Hesitancy—Implications for Travel Medicine in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Crisis: A Narrative Review. Medicina, 59(10), 1744. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59101744