News items Radboud Reflects: The origin of vaccination doubt

29 October 2024

Vaccination coverage in the Netherlands is currently down to the extent that almost vanished childhood diseases are resurfacing. Why is it that more and more parents are losing faith in vaccinations? And can this trust be restored? Come listen to doctor of infectious disease control Daphne Bussink and behavioural scientist Lisa Vandeberg talk about vaccination doubts. Radboud Reflects is on 4 November in LUX Nijmegen. 

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About the experts 

  • Daphne Bussink is a PhD candidate at Radboudumc and a physician specializing in infectious disease control. She conducts research on vaccination doubt and the decision-making of parents regarding vaccination. 
  • Lisa Vandeberg is a behavioral scientist at Radboud University. She studies how communication influences decision-making and also examines vaccination doubt in this context.

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