Heidi Larson@ProfHeidiLarson

Director, The Vaccine Confidence Project @vaccine_trust. Professor at @LSHTM and @IHME_UW. Anthropologist who studies rumors and emotions.

 London, England
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Joined June 2013
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Had a great opportunity to join a conversation with Mark Anderson of Pattern Computer: linkedin.com/posts/patterndi…

Mark Anderson on AI in Global Health with Ben Plumley | Pattern Computer posted on the topic |...

Earlier this week, Mark Anderson had the opportunity to join the podcast 'A Shot in the Arm' with Ben Plumley and Professor Heidi Larson https://lnkd.in/g_CP6mpu. The episode, titled "Entropy, Trust...

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Have people stopped trusting science? The data tell a surprising story | Helen Pearson | 29 comments

Is there a ‘crisis’ of trust in science? 🧪 I scrutinized this idea in my latest feature for Nature – and found some surprises.   https://lnkd.in/ezh7zR7S   Data and interviews show that: ➡️ There’s...

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A crisis of credibility: the global cost of US vaccine misinformation - The Lancet thelancet.com/journals/lance…
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Frontiers | Building trust during crises by engaging with existing distrust

It has often been argued that trust cannot be built during crises. While this line of thinking recognizes the importance of building trust before or after cr...

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Frontiers | Building trust during crises by engaging with existing distrust

It has often been argued that trust cannot be built during crises. While this line of thinking recognizes the importance of building trust before or after cr...

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Science’s big problem is a loss of influence, not a loss of trust nature.com/articles/d41586-0…

Science’s big problem is a loss of influence, not a loss of trust

Nature - Evidence shows that science and scientists remain highly trusted. But genuine scientific voices are not shouting loud enough over the noise to hold sway.

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In a Pandemic Preparedness Panel here at Asia-Pacific Immunization Summit in Singapore. @Laurie_Garrett calls out the weakness of pandemic communication plans which are “woefully out of date- pre-dating social media”.
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Frontiers | Editorial: Building public confidence in innovative mRNA vaccines

When we began work on this series some two years ago, we were acutely aware of a hardening 14 minority of global public opposition to vaccination. We did not...

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We need to tackle the growing threat of mis- and disinformation about climate change and health bmj.com/content/387/bmj.q218…

We need to tackle the growing threat of mis- and disinformation about climate change and health

As health narratives in the climate change discourse become more visible, the intersection of health and climate change will soon become a critical area vulnerable to misinformation and disinformat...

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Building public trust in preparation for future health shocks doi: doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2023-078… (Published 07 October 2024)
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mRNA challenges and hopes ahead frontiersin.org/journals/pub…

Frontiers | Opportunities and challenges to implementing mRNA-based vaccines and medicines: lessons...

The messenger RNA (mRNA) platform emerged at the forefront of vaccine development during the COVID-19 pandemic, with two mRNA COVID-19 vaccines being among t...

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Understanding vaccine hesitancy: a call for more social science in RNA vaccine research

“We need to use the time we have before the launch of new mRNA vaccines and therapeutics to build trust and confidence...”

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We are facing the potential of hyper-application of mis and disinformation @wef weforum.org/press/2024/01/gl…

Global Risks 2024: Disinformation Tops Global Risks 2024 as Environmental Threats Intensify

World Economic Forum, public.affairs@weforum.org

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Unvaccinated and Vulnerable: Children Drive Surge in Deadly Outbreaks (Gift Article)

About 60 million “zero-dose children” have not received any vaccines and have aged out of routine immunization programs. Protecting them will require a costly vaccination blitz.

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Someone With Money Needs to Step Up to Save ProMED by Donald G. McNeil Jr. link.medium.com/XbFZT4izhCb

Someone With Money Needs to Step Up to Save ProMED

The world’s best disease-alert service is both broke and on strike — over a mere $1 million. When ProMED is silent, the world is less safe.

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Quiz:What’s wrong with this picture?
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Wake up call- Global declines in Vaccine Confidence between 2015and 2020 @ResearchGate: researchgate.net/publication…

(PDF) Global Declines in Vaccine Confidence from 2015 to 2022: A Large-Scale Retrospective Analysis

PDF | On Jan 1, 2023, M. Wiegand and others published Global Declines in Vaccine Confidence from 2015 to 2022: A Large-Scale Retrospective Analysis | Find, read and cite all the research you need on...

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In Africa, doubts about vaccines grew during pandemic, survey finds | Science | AAAS science.org/content/article/…

In Africa, doubts about vaccines grew during pandemic, survey finds

Confidence in childhood immunization waned in eight nations from 2020 to 2022

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