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Katie Attwell, Professor, School of Social Sciences, The University of Western Australia

We can’t entirely blame COVID vaccine mandates for lower vaccination rates today. It’s not that simple

Childhood vaccination rates have slumped globally. In several countries, people are more hesitant about getting vaccinated. Populist political actors promote distrust of government and scientific institutions. And the disinformation economy means we can’t agree on the facts behind policy debates.

Did COVID vaccine mandates – which placed legal limits on where people who didn’t receive a COVID vaccine could go or work – produce this mess?

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