Vaccination
The anti-vax movement is being radicalized by far-right political extremism
Vaccine passports have become a major point of contention in the 2021 federal election.
Sep 20, 2021
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Health
Visual policy narrative messaging improves COVID-19 vaccine uptake
Public health messages that focus on protecting others are more effective at increasing vaccination rates than messages focused on protecting oneself, according to a study. Vaccine hesitancy is a challenge for public health ...
Apr 19, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study finds no association between COVID-19 vaccines and stillbirths
In a new study, researchers from Yale and 11 other institutions found "no association between COVID-19 vaccination and stillbirth."
Jun 7, 2024
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Vaccination
10 insights to reduce vaccine hesitancy on social media
Effective population level vaccination campaigns are fundamental to public health. Countercampaigns, which are as old as the first vaccines, can disrupt uptake and threaten public health globally.
Feb 29, 2024
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Pediatrics
Parental HPV vaccine hesitancy increased during 2012 to 2018
(HealthDay)—From 2012 to 2018, there was an increase in the proportion of unvaccinated adolescents who received a recommendation for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, but parental HPV vaccine hesitancy also increased, ...
Feb 9, 2021
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Vaccination
Addressing HPV vaccination concerns
Research from the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute finds a promising avenue for addressing vaccine hesitancy around HPV vaccine. The study, "Tailored Messages Addressing HPV Vaccination Concerns Improves Behavioral Intent ...
Mar 11, 2020
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Vaccination
'Never' or just 'not yet?' How timing affects COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
As COVID-19 case counts continue to rise across Canada, it is clear that we're far from "out of the woods" with this pandemic. While much is still unknown about the Omicron variant, it seems very likely that existing vaccines ...
Jan 18, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Testing the nocebo effect: Vaccine hesitancy predicts future COVID-19 vaccine side effects
While the production of COVID vaccines could have been the "light at the end of the pandemic tunnel," this outcome was hampered at critical stages by vaccine hesitancy, defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as "the ...
Dec 5, 2022
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Vaccination
Half of U.S. parents may not vaccinate their youngest child against COVID-19
Even as the delta variant of COVID-19 sweeps the globe, leaving those who remain unvaccinated vulnerable, vaccination among adults and teenagers in the United States is stalling, giving rise to concerns over whether parents ...
Jul 29, 2021
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Vaccination
From boosters to vaccine hesitancy, a biostatistician weighs in on the data
When new Emory University faculty member Natalie Dean posted a primer on Twitter last year to demystify vaccine efficacy, she earned herself a fanbase outside the scientific community. Biostatisticians like Dean are challenged ...
Oct 22, 2021
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