Table 1

Vaccine hesitancy and confidence are complex and can be influenced by many determinants, as identified by the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization working group on vaccine hesitancy

CategoriesExamples
Contextual socio-politico-cultural factors
  • Compatibility of vaccination with religious beliefs.

Individual and group influences
  • Personal perception of the vaccine.

  • Influences from the social and peer environment.

Vaccine-specific factors
  • Issues directly related to the vaccine or vaccination.

  • Accelerated development of vaccines for SARS-CoV-2 may increase safety concerns in the population.