Tag: vaccination

COVID-19 Vaccination and Factors Contributing to Vaccine Refusal
An examination of COVID-19 vaccine refusal in Hong Kong suggests that fostering trust in health authorities, boosting confidence in vaccines, and combating misinformation are all necessary as we prepare for the next pandemic.

A New Malaria Vaccine
A second anti-malarial vaccine in just two years could be a game-changer for this deadly disease.

Polio’s Resurgence
Surely we can keep iron lungs relegated to museums, can't we?

Possible Universal Coronavirus Vaccine
New research potentially points the way to a universal coronavirus vaccine and other applications.

Closing the vaccine hesitancy gap
What tactics and strategies should be used to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy?

The Psychology of Vaccine Denial
A new study sheds a bit more light on anti-vaccine attitudes.

It doesn’t have to hurt: Strategies to reduce vaccine pain
To address anti-vaccine views, try to understand the underlying motives for these perspectives. Some reject vaccines because of underlying fears of the pain of vaccination. Several strategies can effectively decrease vaccine pain.

Corrigendum. The Week in Review for 05/07/2017.
Death from alternative medicine impersonators. An acupuncture study done so acupuncturists can get insurance money? A chiropractor has to refund the feds one million dollars. And more.

Corrigendum. The Week in Review for 04/02/2017
Death from vaccine-preventable infections. Homeopathy and acupuncture do not work. There is a difference between cost and worth. And more.

Another Child Suffers From the Effects of Anti-Vaccine Propaganda…and Tetanus
As an Australian child suffers from tetanus, a horrific and virtually 100% preventable illness, a prominent local anti-vaccine propagandist goes on the attack.