hesitancy
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hesitancies
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Origin of hesitancy
From the Latin word haesitantia, dating back to 1610–20. See hesitant, -ancy
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"Vaccine hesitancy should not simply be understood as a lack of scientific knowledge among the public," Daniel Fritz Silvallana, a health communication researcher at Deakin University, Australia, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Manufacturers noted a degree of client hesitancy, largely due to tariffs, which were reported to have negatively impacted international demand, especially among clients based in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
In interviews with KFF Health News, six doctors shared insights on this new era of vaccine hesitancy — and what could be done to turn the situation around.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Recent outbreaks have taken root in places where vaccine hesitancy is common, including among Mennonites in Texas and evangelical Slavs in South Carolina.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
“I say we go,” I said, but I still read hesitancy in Patria’s face.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
Many medical professionals, like experts at Seattle’s Glow Medispa, are now working even harder to clear up misinformation and to assuage common hesitancies.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 7, 2024
"There’s different kinds of hesitancies, right? So I don’t think that there’s much excuse to not know the information available anymore. Hence that’s why I think it should be mandatory at this stage," he explained.
From Fox News ● Aug. 11, 2021
“We learned firsthand what the hesitancies were for Baltimore City residents,” Dzirasa said.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 7, 2020
But participants learn about their own hesitancies in the process and test out new strategies.
From Forbes ● Sep. 23, 2014
Perhaps she—with the two strings to her bow—shares the just fate of coquettes, happy with neither; perhaps she were wiser to give herself to a single lover, and be rid for ever of these hesitancies.
From Without Prejudice by Israel Zangwill
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