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3 percent of Americans have gotten the new Covid shot so far, but the CDC director remains confident

Tue, 2023-10-24 19:43 — mike kraft

‘On track’: 3 percent of Americans have gotten the new Covid shot, but the CDC director remains confident By contrast, 33 percent more people have had their flu shot. POLITICO

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Some US parents still trying to find new pediatric COVID shots

Fri, 2023-10-20 10:35 — mike kraft

As winter nears, some parents are still searching for the new pediatric COVID shot In LA and elsewhere, some parents are having trouble finding the new pediatric COVID shot, especially for those under 5. Not all pediatricians or pharmacies have it, even if vaccines.gov says they do. LAist 89.3

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Willingness of pregnant women to get COVID-19 vaccine correlates to previous vaccine acceptance--study

Fri, 2023-10-20 10:21 — mike kraft

COVID-19 vaccine uptake in pregnancy linked to previous vaccine acceptance Advanced maternal age, obesity, Asian race, and private insurance were all correlated to COVID-19 vaccine uptake. CIDRAP

Pregnant patients who accepted recommended tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap) and flu vaccines in pregnancy were more likely to also get vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a new study in the Journal of Infection.

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New study meaures degree that vaccine refusal is linked to mistrust in health authorities

Fri, 2023-10-20 10:12 — mike kraft

Vaccine refusal linked to mistrust in health authorities Chinnapong/iStock CIDRAP

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In a new study in JAMA Network Open, authors review 28,000 interviews on vaccine uptake and hesitancy conducted in Hong Kong and Singapore from February 2020 through January 2022 to determine what was driving vaccine refusal.

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U.S. experts see only a scattered Covid-19 vaccine rollout ahead as the virus season looms

Fri, 2023-10-20 09:59 — mike kraft

With virus season looming and awareness campaign funding slashed, experts see a scattered Covid-19 vaccine rollout ahead

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Opinion: A New Way to Inspire People to Get a COVID Vaccine

Thu, 2023-10-19 11:41 — mike kraft

A New Way to Inspire People to Get a COVID Vaccine Research on what makes people willing to donate organs shows how to motivate many of the unvaccinated this fall Benjamin Rosenberg,Jason Siegel,Katelyn Jetelina Scientific American

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U.S. HHS awards more than $500M to advance vaccines, therapeutics research

Mon, 2023-10-16 11:15 — mike kraft

HHS awards over $500 million to advance vaccines, therapeutics - UPI.com The Department of Health and Human Services has announced over $500 million in awards to help advance vaccines and therapeutics. UPI

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Seven things to consider in whether to get a COVID booster

Mon, 2023-10-16 10:33 — mike kraft

Should you get a COVID booster? Here are 7 things to consider. When and whether to get a COVID booster should depend on your health status, risk tolerance, timing of last infection and other personal factors, experts say. Yahoo News

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Studies indicate 69 % efficiency against long COVID for three doses of vaccines

Mon, 2023-10-16 10:16 — mike kraft

Review estimates 69% 3-dose vaccine efficacy against long COVID Cal OES / Flickr cc CIDRAP

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Novavax says new COVID shot now available in U.S. pharmacies

Fri, 2023-10-13 11:49 — mike kraft

Novavax says new COVID shot now available in U.S. pharmacies Novavax said on Friday its updated COVID-19 vaccine was available at U.S. pharmacies such as CVS and Rite Aid , a week after gaining clearance from the U.S. health regulator. Reuters Reuters

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