Trustworthiness and Ethics in Vaccine Hesitancy: Mind the Gap
Abstract
2024). At the end of the book, I am left with the question what is necessary to bridge the gap of distrust and how this relates to discussions on coercive measures. Intuitively, it seems necessary to understand the different types of distrust non-compliant parent groups have and Pierik and Verweij discuss these in Chapter 3 in order to offer tailored approaches to build trust. In Chapter 9, Pierik and Verweij discuss the lack of trust more specifically, but I question if their approach is well thought through: they are ambivalent on a so-called information deficit perspective on trust, which they reject and also seem to assume at the same time. I will first look at the various sources of distrust that Pierik and Verweij distinguish before I discuss their view on trust and trustworthiness.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
Epistemology
Ethics
and Metaphysics
Education
Healthcare and Sociology Research
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Public Health Ethics
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- phag011–phag011
- Publication date
- 26 March 2026
- Language
- EN