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Through their vaccination choices, parents are often communicating not just what they think, but also who they are. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

November 16, 2021

Unpacking parents’ reasons for not vaccinating their children: why it matters

Sara Cooper, South African Medical Research Council; Alison Swartz, University of Cape Town; Bey-Marrié Schmidt, University of the Western Cape; Charles Shey Wiysonge, South African Medical Research Council; Christopher J Colvin, University of Cape Town; Evanson Z Sambala, University of the Witwatersrand, and Natalie Leon, South African Medical Research Council

Vaccination uptake is influenced by many factors and carries a variety of meanings – social, political, economic, ideological, moral as well as biological.

A member of the South African National Defence Force hands out pamphlets informing township residents about COVID-19 in Johannesburg. Kim Ludbrook/EPA-EFE

April 28, 2020

Can the philosophy of ubuntu help provide a way to face health crises?

Evanson Z Sambala, University of the Witwatersrand; Lenore Manderson, University of the Witwatersrand, and Sara Cooper, South African Medical Research Council

Ubuntu provides a language for people to participate in preventive action, even if this involves practices such as lockdowns.

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