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The role of access to care and health insurance on HPV vaccination among adults aged 18-45years [Screening, prevention, and health promotion]

Annals of Family Medicine

Purpose To examine the role of health insurance and access to care on human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine initiation among adults aged 18-45 years while also comparing results between younger (18-26years) and older adults (27-45years). Results Overall, there was an increase in the prevalence of HPV vaccination from 2018 to 2019.

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In Search for the Antivax Vaccine: Strategical & Ethical Considerations

Integrated Care News by CFHA

They can jeopardize not only our well-being but also that of others, as is the case with the alarming rise of vaccine hesitancy, which the World Health Organization declared a top global health threat in 2019—a stark reminder of the societal impact of false beliefs. Trust and truth go hand in hand.

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

Physician's Weekly

Within an hour of receiving a covid vaccination in November 2020, Utah preschool teacher Brianne Dressen felt pins and needles through her arms and legs. While it’s possible that Nath’s patients suffered covid vaccine injuries, Marks said, their symptoms were so varied it was hard to characterize a possible syndrome.

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HPV vaccination rates increased after ACIP update for adults aged 27 to 45

Medical Xpress

Increases in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine administration were seen in adults aged 27 to 45 years after the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended patient-clinician shared decision-making about HPV vaccination in adults aged 27 to 45 years in 2019, according to a study published online Dec.

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67 million children missed out on vaccines because of COVID: UNICEF

Medical Xpress

Some 67 million children partially or fully missed routine vaccines globally between 2019 and 2021 because of lockdowns and health care disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations said Wednesday.

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Electronic messages shown to improve influenza vaccination rates in nationwide Danish study

Medical Xpress

adults over age 65 were not vaccinated during the 2019-2020 flu season. Despite the disease's potential severity, especially among older populations and those with cardiometabolic risk factors, approximately 30 percent of U.S.

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Experimental HIV vaccine regimen safe but ineffective, NIH study finds

Medical Xpress

An investigational HIV vaccine regimen tested among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender people was safe but did not provide protection against HIV acquisition, an independent data and safety monitoring board (DSMB) has determined.