A new wave of HPV vaccine hesitancy is spreading across the United States, worrying public health experts as coverage stalls and disparities grow. In a new study by researchers including Associate Professor Spring Cooper and doctoral students Ingrid Williams and Aisha King, over 55% of parents and caregivers in the Northeast and Southeast expressed reluctance about vaccinating their children—a trend that has intensified since the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted routine care and stoked vaccine skepticism.
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