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Working on a sensitive topic: the case of vaccine hesitancy

Why Public Health Needs Human-Centred Innovation

Despite substantial investment in new policy programmes, pilot interventions, digital health tools, cross-sector partnerships, and transformation initiatives, innovation efforts in public health do not consistently consolidate into sustained system-level improvement. The principal cause of this issue is misalignment within the system: the policy direction, organizational incentives, service and operational desi...

Addressing vaccine hesitancy in the training of healthcare professionals: Insig...

Background Evidence suggests that healthcare professionals often feel uncomfortable discussing vaccination with patients, largely due to a lack of training on the topic. In line with the scientific evidence gathered from the VAX-TRUST project, it is crucial to invest in training healthcare professionals and developing political measures to effectively address vaccine hesitancy. This paper explores the importanc...

More than meets the eye: Understanding the importance of the materialities of c...

Caring practices during vaccination encounters are deeply interwoven with materiality, encompassing everyday objects and elements that play a crucial role for all actors involved. However, the significance of these materialities in shaping caring relationships within vaccination practices has been largely overlooked. This research seeks to fill that gap by exploring how mundane elements, such as the objects pre...

Genetic variants in the IFNGR2 locus associated with severe chronic Q fever

Q fever is a highly contagious zoonosis capable of causing large outbreaks of important health and economic consequences. Host genetic factors are believed to influence the development of severe chronic Q fever following the infection by the etiological agent, Coxiella burnetii. Targetted next generation sequencing (NGS) was performed in a case-control genetic association study on 53 confirmed Q fever cases, in...

Pain by proxy: An ethnographic study on the relational co-construction of the a...

Access to pain management is a human right. Nevertheless, research consistently reports that children’s pain is under-recognised and under-treated compared to adults. Additionally, younger children are less likely to receive treatment for their pain. The significance of early-life healthcare experiences is often underestimated due to constructions of young children as passive rather than active agents in health...

Análise genómica no Serviço Nacional de Saúde: modelo colaborativo INSA–ULSSM p...

(In)certezas em torno da vacinação infantil em Portugal

There are few studies in Portu-gal that address the issue of vaccine postponement or refusal, which jeopardises the clarification and demystification of existing doubts about vaccination, as well as the development of intervention strategies. Based on a public consultation on science communication, we analysed citizens’ perceptions of adherence to vaccination, as well as postponement or refusal. Generational di...

Policy recommendations for healthcare authorities, organizations and profession...

Vaccine hesitancy presents significant challenges to public health, exacerbated by a lack of cohesive policies in Europe. Recognized as a complex social phenomenon influenced by various factors, vaccine hesitancy threatens health systems and public trust. This paper analyses the political background and current gaps in policies addressing vaccine hesitancy, with a specific focus on the role of healthcare author...

Pain by proxy: an ethnographic study on the relational co-construction of the a...

Access to pain management is a human right. Nevertheless, research consistently reports that children’s pain is under-recognised and under-treated compared to that of adults. Additionally, younger children are less likely to receive treatment for their pain. The significance of early-life healthcare experiences is often underestimated due to constructions of young children as passive rather than active agents i...