Vaccine hesitancy within the Muslim community: Islamic faith and public health perspectives

Ahmed R. Alsuwaidi; Hamza Abed Al-Karim Hammad; Iffat Elbarazi; Mohamud Sheek-Hussein

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Vaccine hesitancy within the Muslim community: Islamic faith and public health perspectives

Ahmed R. Alsuwaidi Hamza Abed Al-Karim Hammad Iffat Elbarazi Mohamud Sheek-Hussein

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics Vol. 19 No. 1 · Informa UK Limited

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Published: Jan 02, 2023
Vol/Issue: 19(1)
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Authors

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Ahmed R. Alsuwaidi

United Arab Emirates University

H

Hamza Abed Al-Karim Hammad

United Arab Emirates University

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Iffat Elbarazi

United Arab Emirates University

M

Mohamud Sheek-Hussein

United Arab Emirates University; Loma Linda University; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

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Ahmed R. Alsuwaidi, Hamza Abed Al-Karim Hammad, Iffat Elbarazi, et al. (2023). Vaccine hesitancy within the Muslim community: Islamic faith and public health perspectives. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 19(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2023.2190716

Vaccine hesitancy within the Muslim community: Islamic faith and public health perspectives

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