Baldwin, Austin S.Tiro, Jasmin A.Zimet, Gregory D.2023-10-312023-10-312023Baldwin AS, Tiro JA, Zimet GD. Broad perspectives in understanding vaccine hesitancy and vaccine confidence: an introduction to the special issue. J Behav Med. 2023;46(1-2):1-8. doi:10.1007/s10865-023-00397-8https://hdl.handle.net/1805/36783The World Health Organization has designated vaccine hesitancy and vaccine confidence among the most pressing issues in global health. The COVID-19 pandemic has made vaccine hesitancy and vaccine confidence particularly salient and urgent. The purpose of this special issue is to highlight a broad range of perspectives on these critical issues. We have included a total of 30 papers that address issues related to vaccine hesitancy and vaccine confidence across multiple levels of the Socio-Ecological Model. We have organized the empirical papers into the following sections: individual-level beliefs, minority health and health disparities, social media and conspiracy beliefs, and interventions. In addition to the empirical papers, three commentaries are included in this special issue.en-USPublisher PolicyVaccine hesitancyVaccine confidenceHealth disparitiesVaccine beliefsInterventionsConspiracy beliefsSocial mediaArticle