Vaccine hesitancy

Survey: How Faith-Based Outreach Has Helped America's Turn Toward Vaccine Acceptance

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021
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The new survey reveals that vaccine acceptance is up and hesitancy is down across virtually all religious and demographic subgroups since March.

Key Points: 
  • The new survey reveals that vaccine acceptance is up and hesitancy is down across virtually all religious and demographic subgroups since March.
  • Notably, faith-based approaches encouraging vaccination have played a key role in this shift and continue to offer opportunities to encourage vaccination among those who remain vaccine hesitant or refusers.
  • Vaccinated Hispanic Protestants (54%) and Black Protestants (42%) who regularly attend religious services are most likely to say that faith-based approaches helped convince them.
  • Less than half of QAnon believers are vaccine accepters (47%), and one-third say they will not get vaccinated (32%).

Statement from the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada on July 23, 2021

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Friday, July 23, 2021
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The Public Health Agency of Canada(PHAC) is also providing regular updates on COVID-19 vaccines administered , vaccination coverage and ongoing monitoring of vaccine safety across the country.

Key Points: 
  • The Public Health Agency of Canada(PHAC) is also providing regular updates on COVID-19 vaccines administered , vaccination coverage and ongoing monitoring of vaccine safety across the country.
  • Regardless of which viruses are predominating in an area, we know that vaccination, in combination with public health and individual measures, continue to work to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
  • As public health restrictions are eased, some increase in cases, particularly among unvaccinated populations, is not unexpected.
  • Canadianscan also go the extra mile by sharing credible information on COVID-19 risks and prevention practices and measures to reduce COVID-19 in communities .

Researchers to study COVID-19 vaccine efficacy and safety in transplant patients

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Thursday, July 22, 2021
Medicine, Medical specialties, Health sciences, Medical research, Organ transplantation, COVID-19 vaccine, Vaccination, Vaccine, Vaccine hesitancy, Kidney transplantation

The team will compare these responses to those of healthy individuals who have not undergone transplant and those of transplant recipients who naturally contracted COVID-19.

Key Points: 
  • The team will compare these responses to those of healthy individuals who have not undergone transplant and those of transplant recipients who naturally contracted COVID-19.
  • The team will also assess the short- and long-term safety profile of vaccines in transplant recipients, tracking the rates of local and systemic reactions, organ rejection and other transplant complications.
  • The researchers will then develop a national COVID-19 vaccination safety surveillance system for transplant recipients.
  • This system will build upon the Canadian National Vaccine Safety Network, an ongoing Canada-wide vaccine safety surveillance initiative.

Government of Canada funds three new projects to encourage COVID-19 vaccination in Canada

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Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Medicine, Health sciences, Health, Medical research, COVID-19 vaccine, Vaccination, Vaccine, Vaccine hesitancy, Vaccine adverse event

To close the gap among populations with lower vaccine uptake, the Government of Canada is promoting community-based projects to encourage every Canadian who wants a vaccine can get one.

Key Points: 
  • To close the gap among populations with lower vaccine uptake, the Government of Canada is promoting community-based projects to encourage every Canadian who wants a vaccine can get one.
  • The Government of Canada is working closely with experts, provinces and territories, and other partners to encourage vaccine confidence and better understand the barriers people may face to getting vaccinated.
  • By crowding out misinformation with community-based solutions, we can support vaccination efforts across Canada and protect more peopleand communities from COVID-19."
  • In 2020, as a response to Canada's COVID-19 vaccination efforts and building on the early momentum of the IPF, the Government of Canada invested an additional $64 million for projects to support COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Canada.

Zogby Focus Groups Challenge Misconceptions About Relations Between Vaccinated and Unvaccinated

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Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Medicine, Virology, Medical specialties, COVID-19 vaccine, Medical research, Health sciences, Vaccine, COVID-19 vaccines, Clinical trials, Vaccine hesitancy, COVID-19 vaccination in Sweden

One focus group included adults who have not received the COVID-19 vaccine, while the other was made up of adults who received the COVID-19 shots.

Key Points: 
  • One focus group included adults who have not received the COVID-19 vaccine, while the other was made up of adults who received the COVID-19 shots.
  • While the unvaccinated participants appear largely unmovable regarding taking the COVID-19 vaccine, many in the group see the benefits of other vaccines.
  • Participants in both groups believed that pharmaceutical companies should be held accountable for injuries and deaths from vaccines.
  • These in-depth and balanced focus groups revealed so much grey area in what is often portrayed as a black and white, highly contentious debate between vaccinated and unvaccinated groups, said CHD Executive Director Laura Bono.

To Combat COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Black Community, Twin Sister Doctors Develop Strategy

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Friday, July 16, 2021
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Delana Wardlaw and Elana McDonald, known as the Twin Sister Doctors, today released a special report offering insightful strategies to combat COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, particularly in Black communities.

Key Points: 
  • Delana Wardlaw and Elana McDonald, known as the Twin Sister Doctors, today released a special report offering insightful strategies to combat COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, particularly in Black communities.
  • The Twin Sister Doctors' major goals with this report are to build trust, achieve greater transparency and ultimately attract people to get the shot.
  • The concerns about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine have deepened concerns about vaccine hesitancy.
  • For interviews with The Twin Sister Doctors, contact Neil Foote, [email protected] , 214.448.3765, and to learn more about them, go to TheTwinSisterDocs.com .

How well do COVID-19 vaccines work in people with cancer, immune deficiencies and other populations with health vulnerabilities?

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Thursday, July 15, 2021
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The studies aim to answer important questions about COVID-19 vaccines, including how well they work in people with cancer and with inherited and medication-related immune deficiencies.

Key Points: 
  • The studies aim to answer important questions about COVID-19 vaccines, including how well they work in people with cancer and with inherited and medication-related immune deficiencies.
  • It is important for these patients to have protection through vaccination, but a weak immune system can mean a weaker response to vaccines.
  • lung, breast, prostate, colon and other solid tumours) can mount an appropriate immune response to COVID-19 vaccines.
  • People with inherited immune deficiencies have a greater risk of developing severe COVID-19 and may be less likely to respond to vaccines.

Cigna International finds community spirit and duty to society top driver of COVID-19 vaccine uptake

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Thursday, July 15, 2021
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The research shows vaccine hesitancy, or a "wait and see" approach to vaccination, has dropped significantly over the past three months.

Key Points: 
  • The research shows vaccine hesitancy, or a "wait and see" approach to vaccination, has dropped significantly over the past three months.
  • The first wave of research in March showed 50% of respondents waiting to get a vaccine.
  • Jason Sadler, president, Cigna InternationalMarketssaid: "The findings from our third COVID-19 Vaccine Perception Study highlight some incredible progress in global vaccination programs.
  • Globally, 9% of those yet to receive a vaccine were adamant that nothing could persuade them to take the COVID-19 vaccine.

Google Trends, the COVID-19 Vaccine, and Infertility Misinformation

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Tuesday, July 13, 2021
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It is important to note that the petitioners acknowledged the absence of any evidence associating female infertility risks with COVID-19 vaccines.

Key Points: 
  • It is important to note that the petitioners acknowledged the absence of any evidence associating female infertility risks with COVID-19 vaccines.
  • Anti-vaccine advocates seized on this concern to create a misinformation claim misrepresenting the EMA petition, and the public turned to Google to understand if the information was legitimate.
  • At peak interest, the Google search terms "infertility," "infertility AND vaccine," and "infertility AND COVID vaccine" experienced increases of 119.9%, 11,251%, and 34,900%, respectively, when compared with forecasted values.
  • "In the battle to fight misinformation, Google Trends can be an effective tool to help physicians recognize and proactively address false claims with patients."

Annals of Family Medicine: Primary Care Can Play an Important Role in Administering COVID-19 Vaccines, Providing Patient Information and Support

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Tuesday, July 13, 2021
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In addition to administering COVID-19 vaccinations, the researchers note that primary care physicians can provide clinical and personal support to counter vaccine hesitancy and misinformation.

Key Points: 
  • In addition to administering COVID-19 vaccinations, the researchers note that primary care physicians can provide clinical and personal support to counter vaccine hesitancy and misinformation.
  • "COVID-19 pandemic recovery will require a broad and coordinated effort for infection testing, immunity determination and vaccination," the researchers write.
  • "Previous immunization delivery patterns may reveal important components of a comprehensive and sustainable effort to immunize everyone in the nation."
  • The Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies in Family Medicine and Primary Care, Washington, D.C.
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