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ECDC: On Air

Episode 62 - Andrea Würz & Sarah Earnshaw Blomquist - The 5 Cs of Vaccination

ECDC: On Air

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Science

53 Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of #ECDCOnAir, the discussion revolves around vaccination acceptance, exploring the factors influencing people's health choices, the role of social and behavioural sciences, the impact of misinformation, and the trends in vaccination rates across Europe.


ECDC experts - Sarah Earnshaw Blomquist and Andrea Würz provide insights into how understanding these dynamics can help improve vaccination uptake and public health strategies.


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Transcript

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0:00.0

ECDC on air.

0:05.8

The podcast of the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control.

0:09.3

Keeping up to date with European epidemiology.

0:14.9

Hello and welcome to ECDC on air, where we explore the stories, science and strategies

0:19.7

shaping public health in Europe and beyond.

0:21.6

I'm your host Nicholas and in this episode we're diving into the topic of vaccination acceptance,

0:26.6

which is probably one of the most talked about issues in health today.

0:29.6

From measles to seasonal flu to polio, vaccination remains one of the most powerful tools we have to protect communities.

0:35.6

But with declining vaccination rates

0:37.8

in parts of Europe and rising public skepticism, how can we better understand what drives

0:42.3

people's health choices? To help us take a closer look at all this, I'm joined by two

0:46.6

experts from ECDC, Sarah Earnsher Blonquist, a specialist in applying social and behavioral

0:51.7

science to infectious diseases, and also Andrea

0:54.6

Wirtz, who is an expert in behavioral change and risk communication in the area of vaccination.

0:59.8

Together with them, we're going to explore what drives vaccination acceptance and hesitancy,

1:04.6

how misinformation spreads and what actually works to increase uptake across diverse communities in Europe. So, hello and welcome to you both. Thanks for being here with me on ECDC on air.

1:29.6

Thanks for having us.

1:30.7

So starting off with you, Sarah.

1:32.5

Traditionally, ECDC is focused mainly on the biomedical and epidemiological side of public health,

1:37.7

like numerical data and tracking the spread of infectious diseases.

1:41.4

But your side of the work is a little bit different.

1:43.3

Can you explain what

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