The Q-Step team are very excited to have special guest speakers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSH&TM) for November’s pubTALK.

On Thursday 3rd November, Richard Clarke and Rose Wilson will be discussing ‘the importance of the social sciences in vaccine uptake’.

Up until fairly recently women were broadly advised not to take medication during their pregnancy. This changed in 2009 when the influenza vaccination, and three years later the whooping cough vaccination, became widely recommended as effective means of protecting mothers during pregnancy, and infants shortly after birth, from potentially life threatening diseases. The change has presented a unique landscape for studying the concept of vaccine hesitancy and the reasoning behind why an individual may refuse a vaccine when offered.

Rosie and Richard are current PhD students associated with The Vaccine Confidence Project at LSH&TM. In this talk they will discuss some of the social science literature on vaccine hesitancy and talk about their current research into vaccine hesitancy during pregnancy. Rosie from an anthropology, qualitative perspective and Richard from a psychology, quantitative perspective.

Please arrive at The Jolly Sailor from 19.00 for a 19.30 start. As always, the evenings are free to attend (although you do need to pay for your own drinks!) and all are welcome to stay behind to continue the discussions afterwards. The Jolly Sailor also offer a great new menu for those who would also like some food. Anyone is welcome to attend so please feel free to pass on the information to other people who may be interested in coming along or you can get up to date information via our website or mailing list.

If you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch.

We look forward to seeing you there!