Vaccine Education and Promotion, Volume II

Vaccination is a fundamental human right and a cornerstone of primary health care, playing a critical role in preventing and controlling infectious diseases and improving public health. It also contributes to several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including good health and well-being (SDG 3), quality education (SDG 4), the reduction of poverty (SDG 1) and hunger (SDG 2), and access to clean water and sanitation (SDG 6). However, misconceptions about vaccine safety and effectiveness, often spread through social media, can fuel vaccine hesitancy. Consequently, vaccine education and promotion are essential to equip individuals with accurate knowledge, foster positive attitudes and confidence in vaccination, and support informed decision-making. Ultimately, these efforts aim to increase vaccine uptake and strengthen the protection of both individual and community health.

Building on the first volume, this Research Topic aims to highlight new developments in vaccine education and promotion in several settings, such as schools, workplaces and communities, as well as through traditional press and social media. This Research Topic welcomes original theoretical, methodological and empirical research and reviews focused on vaccine education and promotion initiatives. It includes studies of public health campaigns, school health activities, the production of vaccine educational materials, community outreach, and diverse forms of communication that address concerns or misinformation about vaccines. The goal is not only to empower individuals and communities to make informed health decisions based on scientific evidence and trust in health systems, but also to identify ways to increase vaccination rates and thereby improve public health.

This Topic welcomes the submission of original theoretical, methodological and empirical research studies and reviews focused on “vaccine education and promotion” that, among others, can address the following issues:

• diverse strategies for vaccine education and promotion in settings including schools, workplaces and communities, and through traditional press and social media;
• gender issues and health inequalities related to vaccination;
• the underlying framework or programme theory, planning, implementation and evaluation of vaccination-promotion initiatives;
• the impact of, and lessons learned from, vaccine education and promotion initiatives;
• active ingredients, favourable conditions and specific competencies for successful vaccine-promotion initiatives.

Manuscripts must be clear, coherent and concise, following the journal guidelines.

Article types and fees

This Research Topic accepts the following article types, unless otherwise specified in the Research Topic description:

• Brief Research Report
• Classification
• Clinical Trial
• Community Case Study
• Curriculum, Instruction, and Pedagogy
• Data Report
• Editorial
• FAIR² Data
• General Commentary
• ... View all formats

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Article types

This Research Topic accepts the following article types, unless otherwise specified in the Research Topic description:

• Brief Research Report
• Classification
• Clinical Trial
• Community Case Study
• Curriculum, Instruction, and Pedagogy
• Data Report
• Editorial
• FAIR² Data
• General Commentary
• Hypothesis and Theory
• Methods
• Mini Review
• Opinion
• Original Research
• Perspective
• Policy Brief
• Review
• Study Protocol
• Systematic Review
• Technology and Code

Keywords: Vaccine education, vaccine promotion, vaccine literacy, vaccine hesitancy, vaccine confidence, health education, health promotion, health communication, health literacy, immunization awareness

Important note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.