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Beyond Argument? Addressing The Matter Of Trust In Vaccine Hesitancy, Nicholas Kinnish
Beyond Argument? Addressing The Matter Of Trust In Vaccine Hesitancy, Nicholas Kinnish
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There is no shortage of research implicating trust as a central concern for addressing vaccine hesitancy, even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Likewise, healthcare professionals have long called for increased resources and training to address the issue. However, despite this long-standing problem, and its recent foray into the social consciousness, there is still a significant lack of resources for resolving this issue. This thesis aims to address this deficit. I offer a practical framework for healthcare practitioners, public health officials, and vaccine manufacturers for managing both trust and its related, but distinct, counterpart: distrust. This framework involves demonstrating (rather than …