Vaccination
Understanding and addressing barriers to COVID vaccine acceptance
When it came to the COVID-19 vaccine, Florencia Polite felt driven to be an early adopter.
Apr 8, 2021
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Vaccination
Missteps could mar long-term credibility of AstraZeneca shot
AstraZeneca's repeated missteps in reporting vaccine data coupled with a blood clot scare could do lasting damage to the credibility of a shot that is the linchpin in the global strategy to stop the coronavirus pandemic, ...
Mar 23, 2021
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Vaccination
EU regulator 'convinced' AstraZeneca benefit outweighs risk
The European Union's drug regulator insisted Tuesday that there is "no indication" the AstraZeneca vaccine causes blood clots as governments around the world faced the grimmest of dilemmas: push on with a vaccine known to ...
Mar 16, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Fraught history haunts Japan virus vaccine roll-out
A history of vaccine controversies in Japan may cast a long shadow over the coronavirus jab roll-out, experts warn, even as the country battles a severe third wave of infections.
Jan 8, 2021
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Vaccination
Pharma chief urges transparency in virus vaccine rollout
Pharmaceutical firms must be "very transparent" about the risks and benefits of vaccines in efforts to end the coronavirus pandemic, the head of Asia's largest drugmaker has told AFP.
Dec 20, 2020
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Vaccination
Improving vaccination rates by dispelling mistrust and conspiracy
A leading University of Queensland academic is using his research to improve vaccination rates across the country.
Dec 17, 2020
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Vaccination
30% of New Zealanders are 'vaccine skeptics,' so trust is key to COVID-19 vaccine roll-out
The emergency approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in the UK and the imminent roll-out of several other vaccines in 2021 raises serious questions about New Zealand's likely uptake of this vital public health response.
Dec 8, 2020
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Vaccination
Study finds 'high level' of COVID vaccine resistance in Australian population
Almost three-in-five Australians (58.5 percent) say they will definitely get a COVID vaccine once it is available, new analysis from The Australian National University (ANU) shows.
Nov 20, 2020
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'Foreign disinformation' social media campaigns linked to falling vaccination rates
'Foreign disinformation' social media campaigns are linked to falling vaccination rates, reveals an international time trends analysis, published in the online journal BMJ Global Health.
Oct 23, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Q&A: Meeting the challenge of vaccination hesitancy
In 2019, the World Health Organization declared vaccine hesitancy one of the top 10 threats to global health. In recent years, worldwide measles outbreaks in communities with low immunization rates have revealed gaps in the ...
Jun 15, 2020
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