Greg Tharp has over 20 years of experience as a librarian.Tharp holds a Paralegal Certificate from Boston University, a Master’s Certificate in Acquisition and Contract Management from American Graduate University, an Advanced Certificate in Archives Management from Simmons University, a Master of Library Science from Southern Connecticut State University, and a Bachelor of Science from Sacred Heart University where he was elected to Phi Eta Sigma and received the Passion for Learning Award. Tharp also holds a Certificate of Professional Librarianship from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Board of Library CommissionersAdditionally, he received acquisitions training at Defense Acquisitions University, Federal Acquisitions Institute, and the University of Virginia. He also received human resources training at HR University and legal training at New England Law Boston. Tharp has authored on commercial government contracts in the Contracting Excellence Journal and has presented on government contracts at the Naval Postgraduate School Acquisition Research Symposium. Tharp has written a book on commercial government contracts with Eliva Press and wrote a book on website reviews with Eliva Press. He has also co-authored an article on Chinese academic libraries in the Library Hi Tech journal, presented on virtual reality in academic libraries at the Library Research Seminar VII, and has published library website reviews in Tech Services Quarterly

Vaccine Stakeholder Model: A Path to Eradicating Vaccine Hesitancy or Not?Background Vaccine hesitancy has been well-studied globally since the COVID-19 pandemic however vaccine hesitancy is a multifactorial issue with participant characteristic variables being inconsistently reported across countries and varying widely across subpopulations within a specific country, such as parents or immigrants, and even among racial and gender lines within certain countries. Objective The objective is to develop a stakeholder model to explain the multifactors contributing to vaccine hesitancy to better understand global vaccine hesitancy from a variety of perspectives, ranging from parents to policymakers, in hopes of developing a rapid trusted immunization system not only for future pandemics but also for routine annual vaccines. Methods A bibliometric study of existing vaccine journal articles and studies located using the Google search engine and a computer with Internet access is conducted to both formulate stakeholder vaccine model to explain vaccine hesitancy and also to formulate solutions for vaccine hesitancy for different aspects of the stakeholder vaccine model, such as psychological factors. Results Solutions for vaccine hesitancy, vaccine development disparities, childhood vaccination gaps, and global vaccine equity are resource constrained in both developing and third world countries. Also strategies for countering anti-vaccine movements and strategies for restoring public trust in vaccinations are also resource constrained. Conclusions While a stakeholder model on vaccine hesitancy offers a way to better understand global vaccine hesitancy and potential solutions, the stakeholder model approach is resource constrained in terms of practical application. Keywords: Vaccination hesitance, Public Health, Stakeholder Model