The work entitled 'Spatial analysis of determinants of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Portugal' and led by M. Ribeiro with participation of M.J. Pereira and L. Azevedo was distinguished with the Francisco George Public Health Award 2022. This work contributes to understand the causes of vaccine hesitancy against Covid-19 in Portugal and its association with sociodemographic risk factors and an outcome of the SCOPE project.