ArticleEuropean journal of public health2024
Political polarization may affect attitudes towards vaccination. An analysis based on the European Social Survey data from 23 countries.
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- Drivers of health polarization during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review.Science advances · 2025Pooled it
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- Historical perspectives in medical humanities: two views on vaccination during the plague pandemic in Calcutta.Monash bioethics review · 2026Article
- Empowering One Health with metagenomics.One health outlook · 2026Review
- Life satisfaction and political participation in Türkiye: a moderated mediation model of political interest and ideological orientation.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Polarization and health-related behaviors and outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review.SSM - population health · 2026Article
- Exploring the Relationship Between Susceptibility to Health Misinformation and Vaccine Hesitancy in Poland.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Parental Vaccine Hesitancy, Trust in Physicians, and Future Vaccination Intentions: A PACV Cross-Sectional Study.Vaccines · 2025Article
- Behind political affiliation: How moral values, identity politics, and party loyalty have affected COVID-19 vaccination.PloS one · 2025Article
- Political polarization and health.Nature medicine · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundPolitical polarization may result in increased confirmation bias, strengthening of disinformation mechanisms or policy distortion. This raises the question whether it may influence the vaccination programmes. This study investigates the relationship between the level of political polarization and coronavirus disease 2019 vaccine behaviour and vaccine acceptance.
methodsIn our study, we use the Partisan Polarization Index (PPI). The PPI aims to measure the gap between satisfaction with the government expressed by supporters of the ruling parties and that expressed by supporters of the opposition parties. We use the data from the latest round of the European Social Service from 23 countries. The effect of the PPI on the variability of vaccination declarations and intent across countries was verified based on a linear regression model.
resultsThe linear regression score for 23 countries revealed a statistically significant relationship between the vaccination variable and the level of political polarization. The model explains the variability in the vaccination levels based on the PPI in a given country at 38.6%.
conclusionsPolitical polarization can contribute to shaping negative attitudes towards vaccination through policy distortion, undermining the effectiveness of compliance against regulation, undermining trust in science and increasing the public's susceptibility to conspiracy theories.
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