vaccine hesitancy
noun/ˈvæksiːn hezɪtənsi/
/ˈvæksiːn hezɪtənsi/
[uncountable]- the fact of being slow and unwilling to accept vaccines (= a substance that is put into the blood to protect the body from a disease)
- In the face of widespread misinformation, a strategy to combat vaccine hesitancy is urgently needed.
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