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