As the vaccination of older adults against COVID-19 begins across the country, new poll data suggests that many of them don’t yet have access to the “patient portal” online systems that could make it much easier for them to schedule…
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German government defends slow vaccination campaign
Germany’s health minister on Wednesday defended the government’s decision to procure and approve vaccines against the coronavirus along with the rest of the European Union amid criticism that the rollout of shots in the country has been too slow. Noting…
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Disneyland to be mass COVID-19 vaccination site
Disneyland will become the first mass COVID-19 vaccination site in Orange County, California, officials announced Monday. They said the theme park will open as the first “Super Point-of-Dispensing (POD)” site later this week, CBS News reported. “The Disneyland Resort, the…
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Can vaccination-at-home help kids get immunised during the pandemic? Here are some pros and cons
It is important for children and babies to keep their vaccinations up to date, because vaccines protect them from serious diseases. It also implies that when your child returns to interacting with other children, they have protection from other diseases,…
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CDC: Vaccination coverage generally high by age 24 months
(HealthDay)—Vaccination coverage with many recommended vaccines is high by age 24 months, according to research published in the Oct. 23 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Holly A. Hill, M.D., Ph.D,…
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‘Foreign disinformation’ social media campaigns linked to falling vaccination rates
‘Foreign disinformation’ social media campaigns are linked to falling vaccination rates, reveals an international time trends analysis, published in the online journal BMJ Global Health. Every 1 point increase in effort is tied to an average 2% drop in annual…
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HPV vaccination rates increasing among 15-year-olds
(HealthDay)—From 2011 to 2017, there was an increase in the proportion of U.S. 15-year-olds with at least one-dose or two-dose human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, according to a study published online Sept. 14 in Pediatrics. Szu-Ta Chen, M.D., Ph.D., from the…
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Canadian chiropractors remove vaccination info on websites after media coverage
Media pressure on chiropractors advocating against vaccinations has led to the removal of vaccine-related information from their websites. A McMaster University study has found that a small minority of chiropractors provide vaccine information on their websites. In the past three…
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