COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness and fewer common side effects most important factors in whether adults choose vaccination

Concerns about the common side effects of COVID-19 vaccines and their effectiveness are key to determining whether adults in Germany and the UK choose to get vaccinated against the virus, according to ... Read More

COVID-19 Misinformation Persists, 4 Years After Shelter-in-Place

Even before the first case of COVID-19 was detected in the U.S., fears and uncertainties helped spur misinformation ... in COVID vaccines. And those who distrust them are more likely to identify ... Read More

Vaccine misinformation danger

Unfortunately, everyday conversations on the topic are often overshadowed by misinformation from hoaxes, fake experts, doctored videos, conspiracy theories and all kinds of rumours and hearsay ... Read More

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Changes in Flu Circulation Means U.S. Likely ... 19 vaccines are long-lasting. The study results challenge the idea that mRNA-based vaccine immunity wanes ... Feb. 26, 2024 — A research team ... Read More

Instagram influencers exploit vaccine misinformation

UW News spoke with Moran about the paper, the particular methods of Instagram influencers, and the ways “misinformation ... the anti-vaccine movement. We’ve done a couple of research studies ... Read More

Four years after COVID, misinformation still endangers some Americans' health. Here's why.

More than 1.1 million people in the U.S. have died of COVID-19, including hundreds of thousands who, for reasons often rooted in misinformation, chose not to get vaccinated. About 30% of the ... Read More

Measles outbreaks and the unintended consequences of vaccine misinformation: What keeps you up at night?

Dr. Susan Polan talks with Lynn Schmidt about the frightening rise of measles outbreaks in the U.S. and the need to push back on vaccine misinformation. See urls below for more information ... Read More

Vaccines saved at least 154 million lives in 50 years: WHO

Global immunisation efforts have saved at least 154 million lives in the past 50 years, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, adding that most of those to benefit were infants. Read More

Scientists team up to expand vaccine science's role in the fight against MRSA and other infections

Driven by the overuse of antimicrobials, pathogens are quickly building up resistances to once-successful treatments. It's estimated that antimicrobial-resistant infections killed more than 1 million ... Read More

Plan your vaccine

The information on vaccine distribution in states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico came from NBC News research efforts. NBC News researchers reached out to state health department officials and ... Read More

COVID-19 Vaccine News

NYC VACCINE TRACKER: Where you can get the COVID-19 shot in New York City Trying to find a vaccine available to you? This searchable tool helps you find locations with available doses in New York ... Read More

Four Years After Shelter-in-Place, Covid-19 Misinformation Persists

Even before the first case of covid-19 was detected in the U.S., fears and uncertainties helped spur misinformation’s rapid ... or somewhat confident” in covid vaccines. And those who distrust them ... Read More