Louise Smith

“I didn’t even know humans could get polio … I swear that’s for dogs.” A co-produced, thematic analysis exploring adolescent attitudes to vaccines

Abstract Background Immunisation forms a cornerstone of public health policy. However, uptake rates of routine vaccines offered in adolescence are sub-optimal. In 2023/24, for example, HPV uptake in England, for example, was 72.9% of girls and 67.7% of boys in school year 8 (aged...