Knowledge and beliefs about vaccination in pregnant women before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

IntroductionVaccine hesitancy threatens the health of populations and challenges Public Health professionals. Strategies to reduce it aim to improve people's risk perception about vaccine-preventable diseases, fill knowledge gaps about vaccines and increase trust in healthcare providers. During...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Public Health
Main Authors:	Stefania Bruno, Lorenza Nachira, Leonardo Villani, Viria Beccia, Andrea Di Pilla, Domenico Pascucci, Gianluigi Quaranta, Brigida Carducci, Antonietta Spadea, Gianfranco Damiani, Antonio Lanzone, Bruno Federico, Patrizia Laurenti
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-08-01
Subjects:	pregnancy vaccination knowledge COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.903557/full

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