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Global Efforts to Stop the Spread of COVID-19 Undermined by Vaccine Side Effect Concerns

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Thursday, May 20, 2021
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More than 72% of physicians surveyed said that patients continue to voice concerns over vaccine side effects.

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  • More than 72% of physicians surveyed said that patients continue to voice concerns over vaccine side effects.
  • In addition, close to 30% of physicians reported encountering patients who have skipped their second dose due to unpleasant side effects of the first dose, or concerns over side effects.\nThis press release features multimedia.
  • Each week, thousands of physicians provide insights on topics regarding the global health crisis.
  • Full results are available at sermo.com.\nSermo turns physician experience, expertise, and observations into actionable insights for the global healthcare community.

More Than Half of Physicians Have Seen an Increase in Patients Who Are Unhoused or in Poverty Over the Past Year

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Tuesday, March 16, 2021
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Physicians also reported that food insecurity/malnutrition (53%) and an increase in substance use and abuse (52%) were health issues resulting from the rising level of poverty.

Key Points: 
  • Physicians also reported that food insecurity/malnutrition (53%) and an increase in substance use and abuse (52%) were health issues resulting from the rising level of poverty.
  • Additionally, 55% surveyed reported they have seen an increase in patients moving or changing physicians because they have lost their job and/or their house over the past year.
  • Worldwide 56% believed there will be an increased strain on health systems from medical emergencies because of delaying access to healthcare.
  • The Real Time Barometer is an observational study of the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak as reported by physicians with firsthand experience treating COVID-19 patients.

86% of Doctors Believe Mental Health Issues, Depression Will be the Biggest non-COVID-19 Issue as a Result of the Pandemic

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Tuesday, January 26, 2021
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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210126005116/en/
    86% of Doctors Believe Mental Health Issues, Depression Will be the Biggest non-COVID-19 Issue as a Result of the Pandemic (Photo: Business Wire)
    Fielded Jan. 8, 2021-Jan. 13, 2021, Study 16 of Sermos COVID-19 Real Time Barometer included insights from 3,334 physicians across 24 countries.
  • The study also revealed that the majority of physicians (53%) believe the long-term side effects of COVID-19 will be the biggest COVID-related public health issue over the next year.
  • Of those who participated in the survey, 53% believe the next pandemic will arrive in 5 or more years.
  • Sermo is the world leader in turning physician experience, expertise, and observations into actionable insights for the global healthcare community.

Three Out of Four Doctors Believe We Have a Long Way to Go to Achieve COVID-19 Community Immunity

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Wednesday, December 2, 2020
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Study 15 in Sermos COVID-19 Real Time Barometer of nearly 4,000 global doctors revealed that 74 percent of physicians believe it will take at least 7 months to achieve community immunity with the new vaccines.

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  • Study 15 in Sermos COVID-19 Real Time Barometer of nearly 4,000 global doctors revealed that 74 percent of physicians believe it will take at least 7 months to achieve community immunity with the new vaccines.
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    The long runway to community immunity could be driven by barriers physicians believe will hinder adoption of the vaccine.
  • 81 percent of physicians believed that concerns over vaccine safety or potential side effects could keep people from agreeing to take the vaccine.
  • Sermo is the world leader in turning physician experience, expertise, and observations into actionable insights for the global healthcare community.

92% of US Doctors Tell Patients Not to Wait to Get the Flu Shot this Season

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Thursday, September 24, 2020
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In New York and California, the number of physicians recommending a flu shot immediately jumps to 96 percent and 94 percent, respectively.

Key Points: 
  • In New York and California, the number of physicians recommending a flu shot immediately jumps to 96 percent and 94 percent, respectively.
  • While the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention traditionally recommends patients receive a flu shot by the end of October to help combat the virus during flu season, almost all (85%) of the 2,400+ Sermo doctors surveyed from September 17-20 across 31 countries are encouraging their patients to receive a flu shot immediately.
  • Each year, the flu sickens millions and hospitalizes hundreds of thousands of people during the fall and winter months.
  • The survey also found that physicians, like everyone else, are already planning on either eliminating or sharply curtailing travel plans during the holiday season because of COVID-19.

Half of U.S. Physicians Say Patient Disbelief in the Risk of COVID-19 Infection Likely to Impact Widespread Vaccine Adoption

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Thursday, August 20, 2020
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A global survey of nearly 2,000 physicians across 31 countries conducted from August 8-11, reveals nearly half of physicians surveyed see significant barriers to COVID-19 vaccine adoption, both for themselves and for their adult patients.

Key Points: 
  • A global survey of nearly 2,000 physicians across 31 countries conducted from August 8-11, reveals nearly half of physicians surveyed see significant barriers to COVID-19 vaccine adoption, both for themselves and for their adult patients.
  • These same issues will likely also have an impact on the general acceptance of a potential COVID-19 vaccine.
  • In order to understand the drivers behind vaccine adoption among physicians, the survey applied a common methodology used in healthcare research: a discrete choice experiment.
  • This methodology elicits preferences for vaccine features (attributes) through multiple questions that ask physicians to select the vaccines they would recommend to specific patient types among a set of vaccine profiles.

81% of U.S. Physicians and 62% of Doctors Worldwide Believe a Second Wave of COVID-19 is Likely to Occur

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Tuesday, June 23, 2020
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Sixty-two percent of physicians in other countries, such as France, Korea and Australia, feel a second wave is likely.

Key Points: 
  • Sixty-two percent of physicians in other countries, such as France, Korea and Australia, feel a second wave is likely.
  • Some Sermo members expressed concern a second wave could occur in the late fall or winter and be compounded by influenza, common respiratory viruses and other seasonal viruses.
  • In California, where new cases are increasing, 87% of doctors surveyed feel a second wave is likely, yet only 39% are highly confident their state will fully apply past learnings.
  • Only 10% of Illinois physicians surveyed are extremely confident the state will fully apply what was learned in wave one to wave two.

Global Survey Finds Nearly Half of Physicians Who Have Seen Children with Suspected Pediatric Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Have Seen These Cases in Past Week

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Thursday, June 4, 2020
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In Week 10 (May 22 to May 24) of Sermos COVID-19 Real Time Barometer, an ongoing opinion survey of thousands of physicians worldwide, respondents shared experiences treating multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C).

Key Points: 
  • In Week 10 (May 22 to May 24) of Sermos COVID-19 Real Time Barometer, an ongoing opinion survey of thousands of physicians worldwide, respondents shared experiences treating multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C).
  • Although the cause is unknown, it is believed many children with MIS-C had coronavirus or had been exposed to someone with COVID-19.
  • Sermo found 41% of physicians who had seen young MIS-C patients reported they progressed to life threatening symptoms.
  • Sermo is the largest healthcare data collection company and social platform for physicians, reaching 1.3MM healthcare professionals across 150 countries.

Sermo reports: Worldwide Remdesivir usage grows, but 67% of doctors believe Remdesivir would be most effective administered earlier, before patients become severely ill

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Thursday, May 21, 2020
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    *Results provide physician observations, but are not a substitute for official medical guidelines or clinical trials.
  • The Earlier the Better with Remdesivir, but this Contradicts Official Indication
    The current official indication for Remdesivir is for severe COVID-19.
  • However, two-thirds (67%) of physicians believe Remdesivir is best administered earlier, for all moderate patients in the hospital before their symptoms become severe.
  • Our data shows that physicians perceive both Hydroxychloroquine and Remdesivir to be more effective earlier in the disease progression.

Sermo Reports: 85% of Worldwide Physicians See False Negative Test Results With COVID-19 Patients and 9% Have Seen at Least One Case of Re-Infection

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Thursday, May 14, 2020
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85% of physicians surveyed state they have seen some degree of false negative test results.

Key Points: 
  • 85% of physicians surveyed state they have seen some degree of false negative test results.
  • 96% of Supertreaters in an ICU setting highly experienced physicians who have treated over 20 COVID-19 patients believe they have seen COVID-19 tests produce a false negative.
  • As immune response is investigated, physicians on the frontlines are seeing patients being re-infected shortly after they recover from COVID-19.
  • In fact, 9% of worldwide physicians polled by Sermo believe they have seen a patient with a re-infection.