Vaccination
Using a different language can reduce vaccine hesitancy
Vaccine hesitancy could be reduced by providing health information in a foreign language, a new study finds.
Jan 10, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
More evidence that state lotteries didn't boost vaccination rates
(HealthDay)—Although some U.S. states put up big amounts of cash to influence residents to get their COVID-19 vaccinations, it didn't appear to make much any difference in immunization rates.
Jan 7, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Does our place in society influence how we respond to COVID-19 protocol?
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign electrical and computer engineering professor Lav Varshney is a co-author of a new study that explores how social capital influences choices regarding COVID-19 mitigation compliance. ...
Dec 28, 2021
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Vaccination
Hard-hit by COVID, Israel's ultra-Orthodox slow to get shots
Yossi Levy has repeatedly booked and canceled his coronavirus vaccine appointment. The 45-year-old ultra-Orthodox Jew recovered from the virus earlier this year, as have his eight children and wife. But a combination of lethargy ...
Dec 28, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Testing only the unvaccinated may do little to curb spread of omicron
Nearly two years into the pandemic, as countries, institutions and businesses work to stay open, a common refrain has begun to emerge among leaders: Get vaccinated or face weekly testing.
Dec 23, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Gains in HPV vaccination coverage after interventions sustainable for several years
Approximately 45,300 Human papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancers occur in the U.S. every year. HPV vaccination has the potential to prevent up to 80 percent of these cancers. While raising HPV vaccination rates has been a ...
Dec 20, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO: Omicron detected in 89 countries, cases doubling fast
The omicron variant of the coronavirus has been detected in 89 countries, and COVID-19 cases involving the variant are doubling every 1.5 to 3 days in places with community transmission and not just infections acquired abroad, ...
Dec 18, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Incidence of oropharyngeal cancer projected to rise in U.S. men
(HealthDay)—The incidence and burden of oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) is projected to increase among men in the United States, according to a study published online Dec. 15 in The Lancet Regional Health: Americas.
Dec 17, 2021
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Vaccination
Boosters vital to mitigate impact of omicron, but may lose some effectiveness
Levels of neutralizing antibody to prevent omicron infection reduced and vaccine efficacy against severe disease predicted to drop says new report.
Dec 17, 2021
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Vaccination
Flu vaccine rates lowest for people without regular healthcare provider
Vaccination rates for the flu are low at 44.5% among individuals who have a regular healthcare provider but are still more than twice as high as for those without healthcare providers (20.5%), according to research presented ...
Dec 8, 2021
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