Emilie Karafillakis | European Director, Vaccine Confidence Project
London school of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Dr Emilie Karafillakis, is an Assistant Professor and the European Director of the Vaccine Confidence Project at the Vaccine Confidence Project™, at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and the University of Antwerp. She is a senior social scientist with more than 10 years of experience in international research and teaching in academia. With a background in public health, infectious disease control, and health systems and policies research, her work focuses on understanding individual and group beliefs, attitudes and confidence in health interventions and assess how these can influence public health control measures and health promotion strategies, including vaccination. She has extensive experience on issues of vaccine confidence in Europe, including among parents, adolescents, pregnant women and healthcare professionals.
Appearances:
Pre-Congress Workshops (19th October) @ 16:15
Panel: Vaccine Acceptance: Safety, Communication and Access
- How do we communicate rare adverse events with context and proportionality?
- When recommendations change, how do we explain why without damaging confidence?
- What are the distinct roles of regulators, government, manufacturers and clinicians in vaccine communication?
- What are the main system-level barriers to vaccine uptake?
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