Opposing Vaccine Hesitancy During the Covid-19 Pandemic - A Critical Commentary and United Statement of an International Osteopathic Research Community

The covid-19 pandemic has resulted in an unprecedented impact on the social, mental and physical health of the global population [1 –3]. It is only now, more than a year since the beginning of the pandemic, that through remarkable medical and scientific innovation there are several safe and effective vaccines for covid-19, and more are being developed [4,5]. Vaccines have now been approved by regulators across the world and mu ch hope rests on these to bring a return to a degree of pre-pandemic life, saving lives by preventing the illness in the most vulnerable and speeding up the course of the pandemic until large proportions of the population are immunised [5].

Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - February 18, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Oliver P. Thomson, Andrew MacMillan, Jerry Draper-Rodi, Paul Vaucher, Mathieu M énard, Brett Vaughan, Chantal Morin, Gerard Alvarez, Kesava Kovanur Sampath, Francesco Cerritelli, Robert Shaw, Tyler C. Cymet, Philip Bright, David Hohenschurz-Schmidt, Stev Source Type: research