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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and related factors among primary health care workers in a district of Istanbul: A cross-sectional study from Turkey

BMJ

Chronic Disease Yes 35 (51.5) 276 (100) *Column % ** The P-Value was calculated by Chi-square test Suggestions regarding vaccination: 60.1% (n=166) of healthcare professionals considered COVID-19 disease as a threat to their health. Immunization, 2019. 150 (54.3) p<0.001 Doctor 83 (65.9) 126 (45.7) 162 (58.7)

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What RFK Jr. Isn’t Talking About: How To Make Vaccines Safer

Physician's Weekly

At the time they were getting out of the vaccine business, finding it less risky and more profitable to produce drugs for chronic diseases. As of June 5, a patient group she leads had provided $1.2 The current U.S. The act set up the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program and VAERS.

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Episode 145: Antiracism in Medicine Series Episode 3 – Structural Inequities and the Pandemic’s Winter Surge

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Blame is deflected to populations on the outskirts of society and used as justification to delay or fail to provide aid. Historical Insights on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the 1918 Influenza Pandemic, and Racial Disparities: Illuminating a Path Forward. Black People Are Not to Blame for Dying of COVID-19. The Atlantic.