Two months after the first COVID-19 shots were administered, the race to vaccinate older Americans is gaining traction, with more than a third of people 65 and up having received their first dose in states that have provided ...
Feb 11, 2021
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Vaccine acceptance is a crucial public health issue, which has been exacerbated by the use of social media to spread content expressing vaccine hesitancy. Studies have shown that social media can provide new information regarding ...
Feb 26, 2020
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(HealthDay)—Even minor reductions in childhood measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination, driven by vaccine hesitancy, is likely to have substantial public health and economic consequences, according to a study presented ...
Oct 9, 2017
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The first national study of its kind suggests that most parents of infants and young children in the United States plan to have their children vaccinated against influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), despite increasing ...
Dec 13, 2023
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Every now and then, a virus emerges that captures the world's attention and sparks a rush to create a vaccine to prevent its further spread: think H1N1, Ebola, and now Zika, a flu-like disease with seemingly mild effects ...
Mar 18, 2016
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Public health messaging should focus on the benefits to the individual of a COVID vaccine rather than broader societal gains when attempting to overcome vaccine hesitancy, new research from academics at the University of ...
Feb 2, 2022
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The African continent is on course to reach its target of vaccinating at least 70% of its population against COVID-19 by the end of 2022, the head of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told reporters on ...
Jan 27, 2022
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A 50-year-old white male doctor in the Northeast, earning more than $200,000, is more than seven times likely to be vaccinated than a 45-year-old Black female nursing assistant in the South who earns less than $50,000, according ...
Feb 22, 2021
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There has been continual progress in expanding immunization programs over time, but even before the COVID-19 pandemic, tens of millions of children worldwide were not receiving basic doses of vaccines. New research finds ...
Dec 22, 2020
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A survey of mostly African American adults living in and around one of Georgia's largest cities found that COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy was greatest among those age 18 to 29, investigators say.
Aug 23, 2021
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