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Pandemic preparedness: why humanities and social sciences matter.

Sally Frampton¹, Kingsley Orievulu^2,3,4, Philippa C Matthews^5,6,7,8

¹Faculty of History, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.

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Future pandemic preparedness requires integrating social sciences and humanities. These fields offer crucial insights into public health responses and intervention uptake, moving beyond traditional infectious disease approaches.

Keywords:

ethics history humanities pandemic preparedness religion social sciences vaccination vaccine hesitancy

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Area of Science:

Public Health
Infectious Diseases
Social Sciences
Humanities

Background:

Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic highlight the need for continuous improvement in outbreak preparedness.
Current public health and infectious disease research often operates in silos, marginalizing humanities and social sciences.
Humanities and social sciences possess valuable expertise for understanding disease response and intervention adoption.

Purpose of the Study:

To advocate for the closer integration of humanities and social sciences into pandemic preparedness strategies.
To demonstrate the utility of interdisciplinary approaches using case studies on vaccine hesitancy.

Main Methods:

Cross-disciplinary research and engagement programme.
Case study analysis of vaccine hesitancy in South Africa and the United Kingdom.
Qualitative and quantitative research methods from social sciences and humanities.

Main Results:

Humanities and social sciences provide essential perspectives on public reactions to health crises.
Interdisciplinary collaboration enhances understanding of vaccine hesitancy and intervention uptake.
Integrated approaches can improve the effectiveness of public health interventions.

Conclusions:

Closer integration of humanities and social sciences is vital for robust pandemic preparedness.
Future outbreak response planning must incorporate social and cultural factors.
Interdisciplinary research strengthens public health initiatives and societal resilience.