Public Attitudes

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

Thu, 2021-11-18 19:16 — mike kraft

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

Thu, 2021-11-18 18:09 — mike kraft

Mask-wearing cuts Covid incidence by 53%, says global study Researchers said results highlight the need to continue with face coverings, social distancing and handwashing alongside vaccine programmes the Guardian

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Dozens of health groups urge businesses to voluntarily adopt Biden’s vaccine rule

Thu, 2021-11-18 11:53 — mike kraft

Dozens of health groups urge businesses to voluntarily adopt Biden’s vaccine rule The American Medical Association and more than 60 other health care associations on Thursday called on employers to voluntarily implement President Biden’s contested vaccine-or-testing mandate, saying businesses have no time to waste ahead of the busy holiday season. Dan Diamond Washington Post

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

Thu, 2021-11-18 11:02 — mike kraft

GOP opposition to vaccine mandates extends far beyond Covid-19 Republicans have railed against Covid-19 vaccine mandates. Now they're floating proposals to ban requirements for all immunizations. Lev Facher STAT

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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Ten percent of children in the U.S aged 5 to 11 already have received first shot

Wed, 2021-11-17 19:55 — mike kraft

White House: 10 percent of children aged 5 to 11 have received first The White House says that about 10 percent of children aged 5 to 11 will have received at least their first COVID-19 vaccine shot within the two weeks since it became available to the younger age Justine Coleman TheHill

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How Spain has avoided Europe's current COVID surge

Wed, 2021-11-17 10:07 — mike kraft

Why Spain has avoided Europe's COVID surge With over 2.2 million new cases and more than 28,000 deaths over the past week and many countries hitting never-before-seen highs for infections, Europe is now COVID-19’s global epicenter. YahooNews

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School Nurses Battle Covid-19, and Angry Parents, feel overwhelmed, iverworked and under attack

Tue, 2021-11-16 19:51 — mike kraft

When a junior high school student in western Oregon tested positive for the coronavirus last month, Sherry McIntyre, a school nurse, quarantined two dozen of the student’s football teammates. The players had spent time together in the locker room unmasked, and, according to local guidelines, they could not return to school for at least 10 days.

Some parents took the news poorly. They told Ms. McIntyre that she should lose her nursing license or accused her of violating their children’s educational rights. Another nurse in the district faced similar ire when she quarantined the volleyball team. This fall, after facing repeated hostility from parents, they started locking their office doors.

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