Beyond Hesitancy: Current Multi-Level Polio Vaccine Refusals and Pathways to Acceptance in a High-Risk Region of Pakistan.

Tabassum F, Azhar M, Khalid A, Mirani M, Hussain NF, Lohana S, Muhammad AF, Ali K, Das JK

DOI: 10.3390/vaccines14080719
Published: 2026 Aug 20
Container: Vaccines
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@article{allodium:10.3390/vaccines14080719,
  title = {Beyond Hesitancy: Current Multi-Level Polio Vaccine Refusals and Pathways to Acceptance in a High-Risk Region of Pakistan.},
  author = {Tabassum F and Azhar M and Khalid A and Mirani M and Hussain NF and Lohana S and Muhammad AF and Ali K and Das JK},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Vaccines},
  doi = {10.3390/vaccines14080719},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines14080719}
}

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TI  - Beyond Hesitancy: Current Multi-Level Polio Vaccine Refusals and Pathways to Acceptance in a High-Risk Region of Pakistan.
AU  - Tabassum F
AU  - Azhar M
AU  - Khalid A
AU  - Mirani M
AU  - Hussain NF
AU  - Lohana S
AU  - Muhammad AF
AU  - Ali K
AU  - Das JK
PY  - 2026
JO  - Vaccines
DO  - 10.3390/vaccines14080719
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F, T., M, A., A, K., M, M., NF, H., S, L., AF, M., K, A., & JK, D. (2026). Beyond Hesitancy: Current Multi-Level Polio Vaccine Refusals and Pathways to Acceptance in a High-Risk Region of Pakistan.. Vaccines. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines14080719

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