Vaccination Hesitancy MeSH Descriptor Data 2026

MeSH Heading: Vaccination Hesitancy
Tree Number(s): F01.100.150.750.750.500.500; F01.145.488.887.750.500.500; I01.880.604.473.650.968.500.500; N03.706.437.650.875.500.500; N05.300.150.800.750.500.500
Unique ID: D000088823
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000088823
Scope Note: Delay in acceptance of vaccination despite availability.
Entry Term(s): Vaccination Delay; Vaccine Delay; Vaccine Hesitancy
Public MeSH Note: 2022
History Note: 2022
Date Introduced: 2022/01/01
Last Updated: 2022/01/01

Allowable Qualifiers: ethics (ES)

ethnology (EH)

history (HI)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

psychology (PX)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

trends (TD)

Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
- Attitude [F01.100]
  - Attitude to Health [F01.100.150]
    - Treatment Adherence and Compliance [F01.100.150.750]
      - Treatment Refusal [F01.100.150.750.750]
        
        Vaccination Refusal [F01.100.150.750.750.500]
        
        Vaccination Hesitancy [F01.100.150.750.750.500.500]

Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
- Behavior [F01.145]
  - Health Behavior [F01.145.488]
    - Treatment Adherence and Compliance [F01.145.488.887]
      - Treatment Refusal [F01.145.488.887.750]
        
        Vaccination Refusal [F01.145.488.887.750.500]
        
        Vaccination Hesitancy [F01.145.488.887.750.500.500]

Social Sciences [I01]
- Sociology [I01.880]
  - Social Control, Formal [I01.880.604]
    - Human Rights [I01.880.604.473]
      - Patient Rights [I01.880.604.473.650]
        
        Treatment Refusal [I01.880.604.473.650.968]
        
        Vaccination Refusal [I01.880.604.473.650.968.500]
        
        Vaccination Hesitancy [I01.880.604.473.650.968.500.500]

Health Care Economics and Organizations [N03]
- Social Control, Formal [N03.706]
  - Human Rights [N03.706.437]
    - Patient Rights [N03.706.437.650]
      - Treatment Refusal [N03.706.437.650.875]
        
        Vaccination Refusal [N03.706.437.650.875.500]
        
        Vaccination Hesitancy [N03.706.437.650.875.500.500]

Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
- Delivery of Health Care [N05.300]
  - Attitude to Health [N05.300.150]
    - Treatment Adherence and Compliance [N05.300.150.800]
      - Treatment Refusal [N05.300.150.800.750]
        
        Vaccination Refusal [N05.300.150.800.750.500]
        
        Vaccination Hesitancy [N05.300.150.800.750.500.500]

Vaccination Hesitancy Preferred

Concept UI: M000742358
Scope Note: Delay in acceptance of vaccination despite availability.
Terms: Vaccination Hesitancy Preferred Term
Term UI T001094168
Date01/03/2021
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2022); Vaccination Delay
Term UI T001108546
Date07/06/2021
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2022); Vaccine Hesitancy
Term UI T001094069
Date12/30/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2022); Vaccine Delay
Term UI T001108547
Date07/06/2021
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2022)

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