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  • Senior Scientist, Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) and Honorary researcher, Division of Social & Behavioural Sciences, School of Public Health, UCT, South African Medical Research Council
Through their vaccination choices, parents are often communicating not just what they think, but also who they are. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

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.
Vaccine hesitancy is a growing public health problem. Sharon Seretlo/Gallo Images via Getty Images

South Africa’s immunisation record risks being dented by anti‑vaccination views

Charles Shey Wiysonge, South African Medical Research Council and Sara Cooper, South African Medical Research Council

Vaccine hesitancy has resulted in multiple vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks. Research on vaccine hesitancy in South Africa is limited. But growing evidence suggests that it’s becoming a problem.
A member of the South African National Defence Force hands out pamphlets informing township residents about COVID-19 in Johannesburg. Kim Ludbrook/EPA-EFE

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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