Misinformation and vaccine confidence

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  • B Farham Editor, SAMJ

Keywords:

misinformation, vaccine

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References

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De Figueiredo A, Temfack E, Tajudeen R, Larson HJ. Declining trends in vaccine confidence across sub-Saharan Africa: A large-scale cross-sectional modeling study. Hum Vacc Immunotherapeutics 2023;8:2213117. https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2023.2213117

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2023-07-05

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How to Cite

1.
Farham B. Misinformation and vaccine confidence. S Afr Med J [Internet]. 2023 Jul. 5 [cited 2025 Oct. 11];113(7):4. Available from: https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/samj/article/view/1254