“As a health communications researcher specializing in vaccine hesitancy, the last few years in my field have been paradoxical. Vaccinations played a large part in ushering us into the post-pandemic world, yet a “misinfodemic” against vaccines persists. …  recognition of World Immunization Week – taking place annually during the last week of April – I want to highlight the collective action needed to improve vaccine uptake to protect people of all ages."

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