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vaccines
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Poll: Lack of online medical accounts for seniors could affect COVID vaccination scheduling
With most major health systems using patient portals for scheduling COVID-19 vaccinations, many older adults may need help setting up…
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An example of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy reporting done right
I’ve written previously on Covering Health about the potential harms of reporting on surveys and polls about people’s intent to…
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Toolkit offers COVID-19 vaccine story ideas, survey findings on vaccine attitudes
Journalists reporting on the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine have a new tool to guide their coverage: a Vaccine Education…
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NIH director, pandemic expert discuss development, rollout of COVID-19 vaccines
While describing the efforts of the National Institutes of Health and its partnerships with other agencies and pharmaceutical companies, NIH…
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What have we learned from COVID-19 vaccine efforts?
The race for COVID-19 vaccines won’t be the last vaccine race we’ll see. Vaccines for HIV are in the pipeline,…
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New resources for covering inequities in insurance, care during pandemic
Valerie Montgomery Rice, M.D., is afraid of needles. Nevertheless, she agreed to receive her coronavirus vaccine on national television last…
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Writer offers advice on how journalists can respond to COVID-19 deniers
For Dana Smith, senior staff writer at Elemental, one of the biggest surprises this year has been the anti-science sentiment…
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Poll explores hesitancy among older adults to get a COVID-19 vaccine
A new poll of adults over age 50 – one of the highest-priority groups to receive a COVID-19 vaccine –…
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AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine shows promise for older adults
There’s good news for older adults from a new phase2/phase 3 trial of the COVID-19 vaccine under development by Oxford…
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Pandemic expert says transparency key to a successful COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Hilary Marston, M.D., medical officer and policy adviser for pandemic preparedness at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases,…