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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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In Search for the Antivax Vaccine: Strategical & Ethical Considerations

Integrated Care News by CFHA

The distinction between the two is vital not only for the advancement of science, social justice, and health but also for life in the community and our collective well-being. Evidence-based strategies for addressing vaccine hesitancy include communication and behavioral techniques , such as nudges.

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Family Physicians Speak Out Against Changes to Vaccine Policy

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

AAFP Denounces Changes to ACIP and Vaccine Recommendations The Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) stands with the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) in denouncing the recent decisions made by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

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Human papillomavirus vaccination in community-based clinics among adolescents by ethnicity, country of birth, and sex [Screening, prevention, and health promotion]

Annals of Family Medicine

HPV vaccination is recommended for all children starting at age nine years, and it is most effective before HPV exposure. Some research has found lower HPV vaccine uptake in Latino patients and others have demonstrated higher uptake by Latino subgroups.

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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

Valtis is a 4th year Med-Peds Resident at Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital, and his research focuses on race and the utilization of security responses in the inpatient hospital setting. Essien MD, MPH, Jazzmin Williams, Alec J. Calac, Victor A. Lopez-Carmen MPH, Naomi F.

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Key Bills in the 2025 Legislative Session AAFP is Watching Closely

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

Running from February 4 to May 15, this session promises to bring substantial changes to medical consent laws, Medicaid coverage, rural hospital funding, taxation on essential goods, and the transparency of healthcare costs. HB 2 – Vaccine Consent What’s in the Bill: Sponsored by Rep.

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STATEMENT RELEASE: FDA Task Force Statement on President Trump’s First 100 Days in Office

Doctors for America

We hope that Commissioner Makary will utilize his experience to help ensure FDA puts patients over politics throughout his tenure. FDA must continue to defend such regulations in the courts to fulfill its mandate of ensuring the safety and efficacy of medical products. The agency has also delayed vaccine advisory panels.