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Link to the website: https://www.aiclf2024.net/ Date: 22 May 2024 Location: Université de Liège This presentation will show how certain conspiracy theorists (opportunistic recuperations) and ‘anti-conspi’ activists (disqualifying assignments) have contributed to the emergence in the media of the monolithic and reductive figure of the ‘irrational conspiracy Antivax’, even though vaccine defiance and hesitation are plural…

Every 18 to 24 months, the Doctoriales en Sciences Sociales de l’Eau (DSSE) aims to bring together and unite the French-speaking community of young researchers working on water issues in the humanities and social sciences (geography, ethnology, history, anthropology, sociology, economics, psychology, political science, law, etc.). The event includes plenary lectures by guest speakers, parallel…

Khoury G, Ward J, Mancini J, Gagneux-Brunon A, Luong Nguyen L. Health Literacy and Health Care System Confidence as Determinants of Attitudes to Vaccines in France: Representative Cross-Sectional Study, JMIR Public Health Surveill 2024;10:e45837, DOI: 10.2196/45837 Abstract Background:Health literacy involves individuals’ knowledge, personal skills, and confidence to take action to evaluate and appraise health-related information…

Location and date: 21 May 2024, at 5pm – Campus Condorcet Centre de colloques, Auditorium 150 Aubervilliers Registration link (Open to all, followed by a cocktail reception) : https://formulaires.demarches.ehess.fr/com/conference-d-anne-rasmussen-enquetes-aux-frontieres-des-epidemies-sciences-histoire-sciences-sociales/ Anne Rasmussen, historian at EHESS and director of the Centre Alexandre-Koyré (CAK), will be giving a lecture on Tuesday 21 May 2024 at 5pm at the…

https://anrs.fr/fr/financements/tous-les-appels-a-projets/appel-a-projets-2024-du-programme-et-equipements-prioritaires-de-recherche-maladies-infectieuses-emergentes Strand 3 of the Call for Projects ‘Priority Research Programme and Equipment’ Emerging Infectious Diseases (PEPR MIE) specifically targets SHS and public health and is entitled ‘Enabling public policies and society to cope with epidemic crises’. It is structured around the following three areas, examples of which are given in the text of the…

Peretti-Watel P, Verger P, Ward JK. To understand mRNA vaccine hesitancy, stop calling the public anti-science. Nat Med. 2024 Feb 27. doi: 10.1038/s41591-024-02816-y. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated 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….

International conference: Médicament, risques et crises. Vers une histoire des problèmes sanitaires associés à l’usage du médicament, 1900-2023 Date: 21-22 mars 2024 Address : Paris – Amphithéâtre Buffon, Campus des Grands-Moulins

Thuilliez J, Touré N. Opinions and vaccination during an epidemic, Journal of Mathematical Economics, 2024 Feb 23,102962, doi : 10.1016/j.jmateco.2024.102962. High levels of vaccine hesitancy remain poorly understood during an epidemic. Using high-frequency data in France at departmental level and exploiting the Covid-19 vaccination campaign calendar, we observe that vaccination among the elderly influences vaccination…

Edited By Lars Borin, Mia-Marie Hammarlin, Dimitrios Kokkinakis, Fredrik Miegel Bringing together studies from across the Nordic region, this book examines the challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, with a particular focus on vaccine hesitancy. Shedding light on the political tensions that emerged as a result of the pandemic and the debates that ensued both within and between the…

The ANJMIR is organising its 1st national event to bring together residents in the speciality to discuss exciting topical subjects: ecology in intensive care, artificial intelligence, fake news, intensive care in history, patient comfort in intensive care, and much more! Put together a team with your best co-interns and come and defend your regional colours…