Building Parental Trust in Childhood Vaccination: Lessons From Iran’s COVID-19 Response

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1 Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran

2 Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran

3 Vector-Borne Diseases Research Center, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran

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Since the 18th century, when Edward Jenner introduced vaccination to control smallpox, humanity has mitigated numerous pandemics through this method.1 Vaccines, comprising pathogen components or weakened/inactivated forms, stimulate the immune system to generate memory for future pathogen responses. ...(Read more...)

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  • Received Date: 18 December 2024
  • Revised Date: 22 August 2025
  • Accepted Date: 03 November 2025
  • First Published Date: 05 November 2025
  • Published Date: 01 December 2025

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