Covid-19, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics of North America, E-Book

In this issue of Pediatric Clinics of North America, guest editors Drs. Peter G. Szilagyi, Sharon G. Humiston, and Tamera Coyne-Beasley bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Vaccine Hesitancy. A growing problem even before the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccine hesitancy encompasses various factors involving both researchers and practitioners: transparency in research, scientific findings, and governmental programs; effective communication strategies; addressing and understanding cultural, psychosocial, spiritual, political, and cognitive factors; and a willingness to learn the root causes and concerns about vaccine hesitancy. In this issue, top experts address these topics to help you improve vaccine confidence with your patients. - Contains 14 practice-oriented topics including COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, vaccine hesitancy, trust, and culture; social media and vaccine hesitancy; optimizing your pediatric office for vaccine confidence; overcoming vaccine hesitancy using community-based efforts; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on vaccine hesitancy, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.