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The association between BNT162b2 vaccinations and incidence of immune-mediated comorbidities [COVID-19]

Annals of Family Medicine

Background A large vaccination campaign was initiated worldwide in December 2020 in order to prevent infection with SARS-CoV-2 and severe Covid-19 disease. However, long-term adverse effects of vaccination remain unclear. The minimum follow-up period was 4 months. 1.69), colitis among patients younger than 65 years (HR 1.38-1.93),

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Adventures of a Sick Doctor

Our trip was booked in October 2020, when it seemed like a reasonable expectation that maybe the world would have returned to normal by the summer. The rumours of double-vaccinated ICU inhabitants gained pace. Sure couldn't we just have a family Zoom? We were in. We had made it. And for what? The beaches were packed.

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Should we prioritize the unvaccincated for treatment? Govind Persad and Emily Largent

GeriPal

They argue that the current guidelines, which prioritize immunocompromised people and unvaccinated older people on the same level, should be re-done to prioritize the immunocompromised first, and additionally move up older vaccinated individuals or vaccinated persons with comorbidities. It’s shaming on vaccinated people.

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Episode 188: Antiracism in Medicine Series – Episode 10 – Counterspaces in Medicine: Creating Safe Spaces and Redefining Value

The Clinical Problem Solvers

What is keeping you from being your authentic self? References National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 2020. 2020, January 08). Opinion: Black Americans should face lower age cutoffs to qualify for vaccine. Who are you taking advice from? Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. Blackstock, U.

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Episode 236: ARM Episode 16 – Live from SGIM: Best of Antiracism Research at the Society of General Internal Medicine’s 2022 Annual Meeting

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Dr. Okah is a family medicine clinician and NRSA research fellow at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, and she studies the association between the use of race in medical decision-making and beliefs regarding the etiology of disparities in health outcomes. link] November 17, 2020. December 17, 2020.

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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

Introductory article to İkİIşik H, Sezerol MA, Taşçı Y, et alCOVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and related factors among primary healthcare workers in a district of Istanbul: a cross-sectional study from TurkeyFamily Medicine and Community Health 2022;10:e001430. Statistical significance level was accepted as p<0.05.

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Factors associated with transmission across three waves of SARS-COV-2 in a community-based study of households with children [COVID-19]

Annals of Family Medicine

Setting: Oregon School District, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA, between October 28, 2020, and May 16, 2022. behavior, vaccination) to reduce future transmission risk. Population Studied: Households with students who had ≥2 respiratory symptoms were eligible and opted to participate in ORCHARDS.

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