Vaccination
Almost 1 in 5 parents are 'vaccine hesitant,' study finds
(HealthDay)—Nearly one in five American parents described themselves as "hesitant about childhood shots" in 2019, a new U.S. government study finds.
Nov 9, 2020
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How fringe anti-science views infiltrated mainstream politics, and what it means in 2024
Rates of routine childhood vaccination hit a 10-year low in 2023. That, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, puts about 250,000 kindergartners at risk for measles, which often leads to hospitalization ...
Jan 30, 2024
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Vaccination
Social media's impact on vaccine hesitancy
Though COVID-19 vaccines are widely available, many people in the United States have not received the vaccine and don't plan on getting one. Assistant professor Young Anna Argyris, in the College of Communications Arts and ...
Jun 17, 2021
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Vaccine hesitancy is one of the greatest threats to global health—and the pandemic has made it worse, says researcher
The COVID pandemic has disrupted many areas of routine healthcare including, importantly, childhood vaccination.
Jul 5, 2023
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Vaccination
Parental COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy may be next challenge for vaccination campaigns
The development of several new mRNA and viral vector vaccines in the space of a single year has changed how we understand vaccine hesitancy.
Jul 6, 2021
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Vaccination
How does social behavior lead to clusters of vaccine hesitancy?
Geographical pockets of vaccination behavior can be attributed to both pre-existing sociodemographic clusters as well as the way vaccine hesitancy spreads through neighboring societies, according to a new study publishing ...
Oct 13, 2022
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Vaccination
Conspiracy theories and fear of needles contribute to vaccine hesitancy for many parents
Over 1,160 cases of measles have been confirmed in the U.S. in 2019. That is more measles cases in just seven months than any full year this decade, and, more problematically, more than all U.S. measles cases from 2010-2013 ...
Aug 2, 2019
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Vaccination
Dispel myths and build trust to combat vaccine hesitancy among ethnic minority health workers
Addressing misinformation, using more inclusive communication, and promoting vaccination through trusted networks, could play important roles in reducing the high rates of vaccine hesitancy among ethnic minority healthcare ...
Apr 30, 2021
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Pediatrics
Researchers say media focus on vaccine hesitancy distorts reality
Media stories focusing on vaccine hesitancy can distort reality and drive a false narrative that a large percentage of parents is refusing to get their children vaccinated, according to an editorial in the New England Journal ...
Feb 5, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How African countries are dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic
The impact of the pandemic on the African continent has been varied due to the fact that African countries are not on equal footing. For example, the lowest income countries may have among the highest burden of infectious ...
Dec 15, 2021
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