Vaccines, Bias, and the Perils of Non-peer-reviewed Studies: Fueling Misinformation and Vaccine Hesitancy.

Munblit D, Buonsenso D, Olliaro PL, Semple MG, Greenhawt MJ, Genuneit J, Ashkenazi-Hoffnung L, Wilder-Smith A, Warner JO, Chang AY, Sultan F, Putri ND, Poland GA, Bush A, Boaventura V, Apfelbacher C, Ulloa-Gutierrez R, Watson HR, Oliveira CR, Reyes LF

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DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciag403
Published: 2026 Aug 5
Container: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
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@article{allodium:10.1093/cid/ciag403,
  title = {Vaccines, Bias, and the Perils of Non-peer-reviewed Studies: Fueling Misinformation and Vaccine Hesitancy.},
  author = {Munblit D and Buonsenso D and Olliaro PL and Semple MG and Greenhawt MJ and Genuneit J and Ashkenazi-Hoffnung L and Wilder-Smith A and Warner JO and Chang AY and Sultan F and Putri ND and Poland GA and Bush A and Boaventura V and Apfelbacher C and Ulloa-Gutierrez R and Watson HR and Oliveira CR and Reyes LF},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America},
  doi = {10.1093/cid/ciag403},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciag403}
}

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AU  - Munblit D
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AU  - Olliaro PL
AU  - Semple MG
AU  - Greenhawt MJ
AU  - Genuneit J
AU  - Ashkenazi-Hoffnung L
AU  - Wilder-Smith A
AU  - Warner JO
AU  - Chang AY
AU  - Sultan F
AU  - Putri ND
AU  - Poland GA
AU  - Bush A
AU  - Boaventura V
AU  - Apfelbacher C
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AU  - Watson HR
AU  - Oliveira CR
AU  - Reyes LF
PY  - 2026
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DO  - 10.1093/cid/ciag403
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D, M., D, B., PL, O., MG, S., MJ, G., J, G., L, A., A, W., JO, W., AY, C., F, S., ND, P., GA, P., A, B., V, B., C, A., R, U., HR, W., CR, O., & LF, R. (2026). Vaccines, Bias, and the Perils of Non-peer-reviewed Studies: Fueling Misinformation and Vaccine Hesitancy.. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciag403

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