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vaccination
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Why reporters should cover this week’s CDC meeting on hepatitis B vaccine and more
A CDC committee will discuss its current policy of universal hepatitis B vaccination at birth and other recommendations from Dec.…
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3 new vaccination reports offer well of useful resources for journalists
Several recent publications provide journalists with key data and context for reporting on vaccination and infectious diseases.
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Debunk vaccination myths
[The following is a guest op-ed and does not necessarily reflect the views of AHCJ or its board of directors.]…
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Journalists can help shed light on COVID-19 vaccine schemes
It’s still difficult for many eligible older adults in parts of the U.S. to get COVID-19 vaccination appointments. And that’s…
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Fresh sources for a potentially severe flu season
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases launched their annual influenza vaccine campaign…
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Self, AAP collaborate on library of vaccine images for free use
Photos accompanying news stories about vaccines are notoriously awful, both in effect and in verisimilitude. They often feature large needles…
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Health journalism student explores challenge of gathering data, predicting outbreaks
Predicting whether a pathogen will have an impact on a few people or an entire population would be a huge…
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Writing about vaccine hesitancy? There’s a study for that
Vaccines and vaccine hesitancy has been my primary micro-beat since I began working as a full-time health/science journalist, so it’s…
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Last year’s flu season death toll and 2018-19 flu coverage
In last year’s flu season, 80,000 people died, including 180 children, and 900,000 people were hospitalized, making it the worst…
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Get ready for the flu season with some new angles for coverage
As summer ebbs, influenza season is around the corner. Public health officials are beginning their annual campaign to urge people…