Study of unvaccinated U.S. health care workers--30 percent were uinvaccinated as of mid September

Lancet Commission makes recomendations to encourage reluctant Americans to get COVID vaccinations.

Promoting COVID-19 vaccine acceptance: recommendations from the Lancet Commission on Vaccine Refusal, Acceptance, and Demand in the US

The Lancet Commission on Vaccine Refusal, Acceptance, and Demand in the USA formed to address the persistent and important threat to public health in the USA posed by suboptimal uptake of some vaccines. ...

Since January, 2021, 20% of adults in the USA have consistently reported that they will either get vaccinated only if required for work, or not get vaccinated at all.

One of the most pressing factors contributing to this reluctance has been the unprecedented political polarisation that has affected virtually all aspects of the US pandemic response, as a partisan divide emerged during the previous administration.

Research in political science, communications, and public health have shown that the politicisation of COVID-19 and the public health response to it has been highly detrimental to the success of the US response to the pandemic. ...

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Wearing masks cuts Covid incidence by 53%, says global study

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German lawmakers tighten COVID rules after dire warnings

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ANALYSIS: Evaluation of each state's health care for minorities

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The Commonwealth Fund’s State Scorecard on Health System Performance has long tracked the functioning of each state’s health care system, with the goal of motivating actions to improve their residents’ health and health care. But assessing how well a state’s health system performs on average can mask profound underlying inequities.

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Pfizer, US sign $5.29B deal for possible COVID-19 pill treatment

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Pfizer asked the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday to authorize emergency use of the experimental pill, which has been shown to significantly cut the rate of hospitalizations and deaths among people with coronavirus infections.

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A flu pandemic could be even worse than Covid-19 has been, National Academy of Medicine says

Politics: GOP opposition to vaccine mandates is extending far beyond Covid-19

WASHINGTON — Right-wing politicians’ resistance to vaccine mandates is extending far beyond Covid-19 immunizations, a startling new development that carries vast implications for the future of public health. 

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Florida GOP controlled legislature limits vaccine mandates, flouting White House

Hospitalizations rising among fully vaccinated but unboosted in U.S., Fauci says

U.S. Overview: USA TODAY 80% of Americans 12 and over have first dose; Michigan is nation's hot spot as infections rise in 33 states.

OSHA suspends enforcement of COVID-19 vaccine mandate for U.S. businesses

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