International Journal of Health Policy and Management

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

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

Document Type : Viewpoint

Authors
Shahin Mafinezhad 1
Zainab Alimoradi 2
Hasan Namdar Ahmadabad 3
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
10.34172/ijhpm.8960
Keywords
Vaccination
Acceptance Process
COVID-19
Parental Consent

Introduction

 

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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International Journal of Health Policy and Management
Volume 14, Issue 1
2025
Pages 1-3

  • 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