Malaria Vaccine hits 77% efficacy, beating WHO target for the first time
As Vaccines are Rolled Out – We Ask What You Think
Just before the announcement of the UK’s Medicines regulator’s decision to licence the Pfizer BioNtech Covid 19 vaccine, we asked YouGov to poll 1,700 people about their attitudes to taking a Covid vaccine.
Winning the middle ground – as ever – is the key to success
Our Blog A more detailed look at some of the issues around vaccines and vaccinations. A successful persuasion campaign requires more than just positive literature and messaging. What is key for any successful campaign is that the position, arguments and/or materials presented are indeed persuasive. To be persuasive, that which...
Understanding Hesitancy – Why we should engage and debate those opposing vaccination
Our Blog A more detailed look at some of the issues around vaccines and vaccinations. Throughout all walks of life, there is a desire in life to silence or belittle those whom we do not like or disagree with. It is human nature to insulate ourselves from the opinions of...
The “Community of Immunity” can only happen through Vaccination
Our Blog A more detailed look at some of the issues around vaccines and vaccinations. What is herd immunity? Why do we need it? What will happen when we aren’t able to achieve it? With considerable jubilance and consternation following last week’s press release regarding the Pfizer Covid-19 mRNA vaccine,...
Why Vaccination Matters
Our Blog A more detailed look at some of the issues around vaccines and vaccinations. With the world rightly focusing on the pandemic, there has been increasing concern that routine medical treatments and vaccinations are at a record low (see e.g. worrying trend regarding cancer diagnoses during the lockdown, https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(20)30388-0/fulltext). ...