Twenty-one months into the global pandemic, millions of Americans continue to believe misinformation about vaccination and COVID-19, and these beliefs are associated with hesitancy to get themselves and their children vaccinated—or, ...
Dec 17, 2021
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Belief in anti-vaccination conspiracy theories can be reduced by correcting misperceptions of what others in society believe, according to psychologists who have examined the impact of a new social intervention approach.
Nov 16, 2021
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It is not entirely irrational to fear needles (or to suffer from trypanophobia for those who prefer the Greek term). Likewise, feeling anxious about injecting a foreign substance into the bloodstream seems quite reasonable.
Nov 15, 2021
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The place culture occupies in the ongoing COVID-19 crisis is an ever-evolving field of study. Most of the estimated 70,000 coronavirus-related research papers published in the first year of the pandemic addressed its biological ...
Nov 11, 2021
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As the Sydney lockdown enters its ninth week, Scientia Professor Richard Bryant from UNSW's School of Psychology describes what we are thinking and why, and the effect of isolation on our mental health.
Aug 25, 2021
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Wariness and outright hostility to vaccines did not start with Covid-19, they date back to the 18th century when the first shots were given.
Aug 6, 2021
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South Africa's COVID-19 vaccine rollout program, outlined by the Ministry of Health, had three phases, starting with the most vulnerable population.
Jul 30, 2021
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President Biden has ordered the US intelligence agencies to deepen their investigation of whether the coronavirus emerged naturally from animal-to-human transmission or leaked accidentally from the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
Jun 22, 2021
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A newly published paper has provided guidance for clinicians and policymakers on approaches to helping people make informed decisions about COVID-19 vaccination.
Jun 3, 2021
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The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has scorched its way across the world killing millions and bringing economies to a standstill. But where exactly did it come from?
Jun 2, 2021
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