Unveiling vaccine hesitancy in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Immunization rates in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina are as low as 40% in some areas and continuing to decline, increasing the risk of large disease outbreaks. But, no one knows precisely why. Growing vaccine hesitancy, misinformation in social media, lack of trust in the health system, a shortage of health workers and supply issues are all suspected reasons for low coverage rates. However, these are mostly assumptions with little evidence.
Source: WHO Feature Stories - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: vaccines [subject], vaccine, vaccine safety, vaccine quality, Bosnia and Herzegovina [country], European Region [region], Feature [doctype] Source Type: news