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Vaccination: The Pathway for a Concrete Citizens' Engagement


Author(s): Mariano Votta*; Daniela Quaggia

Vaccine hesitancy – the reluctance or refusal to vaccinate despite the availability of vaccines – threatens to reverse progresses made in tackling vaccine-preventable diseases. For this reason, vaccine hesitancy has been identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) among the 10 many issues that will demand worldwideattention in thecoming years. Mainly to address these and other threats, 2019 saw the start of the World Health Organization’s new 5-year strategic plan – the 13th General Programme of Work Besides the commitment of the institutions and of the various stakeholders, the civil society needs to be mobilized. But how much impact does the lack of adequate health literacy have?