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ποΈ 4 July 2025
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Questions and doubts about vaccines are on the rise worldwide and public-health specialists worry that these trends could worsen. But while the shift in public attitudes towards immunizations can leave scientists, physicians and many others feeling disheartened, a surge of research on vaccine hesitancy is starting to offer ways to address the issue.
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| 0:41.0 | This is an audio long read from nature. In this episode, How to Speak to a Vaccine Skeptic. |
| 0:43.8 | Research reveals what works. |
| 0:47.7 | Written by Helen Pearson and read by me, Benjamin Thompson. |
| 0:59.1 | In her professional life, Sophia Newcomer analyzes vaccination trends and safety in the United States. The epidemiologist at the University of Montana, Missoula, has investigated the factors that |
| 1:06.0 | stopped some people from completing their children's recommended immunizations. So it's no surprise that in her personal life, |
| 1:14.6 | newcomer is asked questions about vaccines too. |
| 1:17.6 | I'm a mom, I've had plenty of playground conversations, she says. |
| 1:22.6 | When people find out I study vaccines, they love to ask questions. |
| 1:26.6 | What I try to do is listen and, as best as I |
| 1:30.4 | can, share what I know. Questions and doubts about vaccines are on the rise worldwide. A major |
| 1:38.9 | global study found that perceptions of vaccines' importance for children dropped in 52 of 55 countries studied |
| 1:47.5 | during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the United States, about 20% of parents are hesitant about |
| 1:55.1 | vaccines, one reason for an outbreak of measles this year that has killed three unvaccinated people. |
| 2:02.9 | Public health specialists worry that these trends could worsen, in part because of the influence |
| 2:08.9 | of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has repeatedly questioned the safety of vaccines and |
| 2:14.8 | inaccurately connected them to autism. |
| 2:23.1 | Kennedy was tapped this year by U.S. President Donald Trump to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, the HHS, which approves vaccines and makes recommendations about their use. |
| 2:31.3 | The shift in public attitudes towards immunizations can leave scientists, physicians, and many others feeling disheartened, because vaccines are among the most cost-effective ways to prevent disease, and have saved more than 150 million lives over the past 50 years. |
| 2:50.0 | So, what should you say to someone who has doubts? |
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