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Upcoming and Recent Events, Research, and Visiting Scholars The Future of Vaccine Hesitancy with Stuart Blume Exploring the origins, uses, and future of ‘vaccine hesitancy’ Stuart Blume, Professor Emeritus of Science and Technology Studies at the University of Amsterdam, led a seminar discussing the development of the concept of ‘vaccine hesitancy’. His research focuses on the introduction of new healthcare…

When the vaccinators won’t get vaccinated: vaccine hesitancy, (mis)information & healthcare workers Guest editors: Prof Samantha Vanderslott, Associate Professor in Vaccines and Society, University of Oxford, UK Dr Sam Martin, Research Fellow in Digital Sociology, UCL, UK Dr Sally Frampton, Humanities and Healthcare Fellow, University of Oxford, UK Prof Patricia Kingori, Professor in Sociology and Global Health Ethics, University of Oxford, UK This proposed…

Prof. Katie Attwell was our first visiting researcher to the VAS Unit during January. She gave several public talks, including a lunch time lecture on 'Childhood vaccine mandates: are they tackling the right problem?' at the Oxford Martin School.

Our inaugural workshop at the Oxford Martin School was well attended, with a range of speakers, chairs, and participants covering four main topics: Public Policy; Media and Social Media; Public Attitudes and Engagement; Healthcare and Hesitancy.