Publication: Rapports aux vaccins et autorité culturelle de la science au sortir de la crise COVID-19 – Note de synthèse sur les résultats français de l’International Social Survey Programme Santé

Sophie PRIVAULT, Research Engineer, CERMES3-CNRS, Jeremy K. WARD, Research Fellow CERMES3-INSERM

Publication: Healthcare Professionals’ Emotions of Distance and Connection When Dealing With Patients’ Vaccine Hesitancy: Interaction Styles, Values, and Implications

Brosset E, Anderson E, Garrison A, Holford D, Fisher H, Peretti-Watel P, Lewandowsky S, and Verger P. Healthcare Professionals’ Emotions of Distance and Connection When Dealing With Patients’ Vaccine Hesitancy: Interaction Styles, Values, and Implications. Qualitative Health Research. 2025;0(0). doi:10.1177/10497323251320921 Abstract Healthcare professionals (HCPs) play a primary role in the delivery of population-based vaccination programs….

Publication: Exploring the relationship between experience of vaccine adverse events and vaccine hesitancy: A scoping review

Gauna, F., Raude, J., Khouri, C., Cracowski, J. L., & Ward, J. K. (2025). Exploring the relationship between experience of vaccine adverse events and vaccine hesitancy: A scoping review. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2025.2471225 Abstract Fear of side effects is the main motive for vaccine refusal. However, before the COVID-19 pandemic, little attention had been paid…

Conference: European Sociological Association, Research Network 16 – Sociology of Health & Medicine

Date: 11 to 12 June 2025 Location: the Universidade de Évora, Évora, Portugal Conference: European Sociological Association, Research Network 16 – Sociology of Health & Medicine Mid-term Conference Among the sessions: Session 1: Epidemics and Pandemics in the Digital Age: ‘Contested knowledge’, Health and Vaccine Acceptance Session convener: Eve Dubé Abstract Climate change, biodiversity loss,…

Publication: Public perception of scientific advisory bodies: the case of France’s Covid-19 Scientific Council 

É Schultz, JK Ward, L Atlani-Duault, Science and public policy 51 (2), 236-246 Abstract During the Covid-19 pandemic, many governments have resorted to scientific advisory bodies to aid in public health decision-making. What then has been the public’s perception of those new structures of scientific advice? In this article, we draw on a survey conducted…

Publication: To understand mRNA vaccine hesitancy, stop calling the public anti-science

P Peretti-Watel, P Verger, JK Ward, Nature Medicine 30 (4), 923-924 Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic acceler-ated the development of mRNA vaccines and provided proof of concept for this new approach to protect humans against infectious diseases, as well as other diseases such as cancer. However, the use of mRNA technology depends on the public’s attitude…

Publication: Health Literacy and Health Care System Confidence as Determinants of Attitudes to Vaccines in France: Representative Cross-Sectional Study

G Khoury, JK Ward, J Mancini, A Gagneux-Brunon, LB Luong Nguyen, JMIR Public Health and Surveillance 10, e45837 Abstract Background:Health literacy involves individuals’ knowledge, personal skills, and confidence to take action to evaluate and appraise health-related information and improve their health or that of their community. Objective:This study aimed to analyze the association between health…

Publication: Explaining political differences in attitudes to vaccines in France: partisan cues, disenchantment with politics and political sophistication

JK Ward, S Cortaredona, H Touzet, F Gauna, P Peretti-Watel, Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, 11373758 Abstract Context: The role of political identities in determining attitudes to vaccines has attracted a lot of attention in the last decade. Explanations have tended to focus on the influence of party representatives on their sympathizers (partisan…

Publication: Context matters: How to research vaccine attitudes and uptake after the COVID-19 crisis

JK Ward, P Peretti-Watel, E Dubé, P Verger, K Attwell, Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics 20 (1), 2367268 Abstract The pandemic dramatically accelerated research on vaccine attitudes and uptake, a field which mobilizes researchers from the social sciences and humanities as well as biomedical and public health disciplines. The field has the potential to contribute much…

Study day: Vaccination and healthcare professionals on 24 January 2025 in Paris

On 24 January 2025, we will be holding a one-day meeting in Paris dedicated to vaccine issues among healthcare professionals, with talks by Katie Attwell, Ivan Sainsaulieu, Leonardo Heyerdahl, Anaïs Le Breton & Hugo Touzet, as well as a session focusing on intervention research, with Judith Mueller, Dawn Holford and Aurélie Gauchet. More details to…