A qualitative study on addressing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in marginalised communities in the UK - Professional and public perspectives

Basharat Hussain, Helen Marson-Smith, Benjamin Duke, Mimi Gbadesire, Sadaf Khurshid, Stephen Timmons, Centre for Health Innovation, Leadership and Learning, Nottingham University Business School, University of Nottingham, Department of Medicine and Population Health, University of Sheffield

Journal of Health Services Research & Policy

Published online on December 22, 2025

Abstract

Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, Ahead of Print.
BackgroundVaccine hesitancy is known to be a significant issue for vaccination programmes. It has been shown to be particularly significant in communities marginalised by ethnicity, poverty and other social factors.ObjectiveIn this paper we report on the ...