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International Perspectives
Volume 25, 2020 - Issue 10: Vaccine Communication in a Pandemic: Improving Vaccine Literacy to Reduce Hesitancy, Restore Trust and Immunize Communities
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An Assessment of the Rapid Decline of Trust in US Sources of Public Information about COVID-19

Carl A. Latkin1 Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Lauren Dayton1 Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USAView further author information
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Justin C. Strickland2 Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USAView further author information
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Brian Colon3 Krieger School of Arts & Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United StatesView further author information
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Rajiv Rimal1 Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USAView further author information
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Basmattee Boodram4 Division of Community Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, Chicago, Illinois, USAView further author information
Pages 764-773 | Published online: 13 Mar 2021

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