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Vaccine Uptake Strategies & Ethical Considerations- Part II

Integrated Care News by CFHA

Vaccine hesitancy is the delay in accepting or refusing vaccination despite the availability of vaccination services. It falls on a spectrum of vaccine attitudes and intentions, from those who recognize the importance of vaccines and accept all vaccines on one end of the spectrum to those who refuse all vaccines.

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January 2021 in Review

Aspiring Minority Doctor

If you've been following my blog over the years, then you already know January is my favorite month. Fully vaccinated with new hair to match As for the getting the vaccine, I received my first dose on December 23rd and my second and final dose on January 9th. Yeah, that didn't happen. Because it's my birthday month!

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Animals Need Drugs Too, But Not Without CVM Approval

FDA Law Blog

A longstanding component of the FDA and its predecessor, CVM, in its initial form as part of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, was established in 1965 and evolved in CVM by 1984. CVM does not regulate the practice of veterinary medicine (that’s a state licensing board) or vaccines for animal diseases (that’s USDA).

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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

A recent study of almost 3 million US patients showed that those who visited primary care were much more likely to receive preventive services : 127% more vaccinations, 122% more colonoscopies, and 75% more mammograms. GPs Prioritize Prevention One reason why GPs can improve health and save costs is their stronger focus on prevention.

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Looking for Clues about FDA Under RFK Jr.

FDA Law Blog

Aside from his many high profile claims about vaccines, what he perceives as corruption at FDA, and his promise to go wild on health, Kennedys specific policy preferences about how FDA should administer its day-to-day oversight of drugs, medical devices, food, dietary supplements, cosmetics, or tobacco have not been publicly detailed.

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How to Find More Quality Blog Posts on Respiratory Infections in Children: Findings from a SOAR Review

PEMBlog

Be sure to check out our previous posts on: BRONCHIOLITIS , EPIGLOTTITIS , PNEUMONIA , and CROUP The Problem: Free open access medical education (aka FOAM) is great in that it allows for asynchronous, focused learning. We published the first pediatric SOAR review in AEM Education and Training on the topic of respiratory infectious disease.

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Whoop! There It Is: A Pertinent Pediatric Pertussis Podcast

PEMBlog

In this episode of PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast , we explore pertussis, also known as whooping cough – a disease that remains a public health challenge despite widespread vaccination efforts. Coverage with Selected Vaccines and Exemption Rates Among Children in Kindergarten — United States, 2023–24 School Year.

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