Nonscientific mindsets and the gap between past vaccine behaviors and future intentions.

Observed associations between CAM and vaccine hesitancy are primarily a matter of health-relevant beliefs centered on natural versus scientific medicine. This relationship-and in particular, the gap between past vaccine behaviors and future behavioral intentions-reflects nonscientific mindsets. Thus, a key challenge in addressing this form of vaccine hesitancy is one of perspective taking: Scientists must find persuasive reasons to vaccinate which still appeal to some who do not see science as the main route to medical knowledge. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).