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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

Facts on False Beliefs However, research has shown that false beliefs can become even more entrenched when individuals are presented with strong evidence to the contrary. Evidence-based strategies for addressing vaccine hesitancy include communication and behavioral techniques , such as nudges.

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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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Key Bills in the 2025 Legislative Session AAFP is Watching Closely

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

HB 2 – Vaccine Consent What’s in the Bill: Sponsored by Rep. Under current law, minors aged 14 or older are permitted to consent to vaccines (excluding the Covid Vaccine) for themselves without parental consent. Here’s a brief overview of the key pieces of legislation that AAFP is diligently monitoring.

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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

Individuals who believe that genetic differences explain racial differences in health outcomes are more likely to practice race-based medicine. Episode 6: Racism, Trustworthiness, and the COVID-19 Vaccine.” Episode 9: Moving Towards Antiracism in Medical Education.” December 17, 2020. February 23, 2021. May 10, 2021.

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Dissemination pilot of a culturally-tailored HPV educational website for Hmong adolescents and parents in clinics and schools [Community based participatory research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Our community-based participatory research (CBPR) team previously developed and piloted a culturally- and linguistically-tailored human papillomavirus (HPV) eHealth website ( [link] ) for Hmong adolescents and their parents that aimed to address low levels of HPV vaccine completion in this population.

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Urgent Concerns Regarding HHS Leadership & Public Health Integrity

Physician's Weekly

I understand you serve as the distinguished Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee , a position that carries immense responsibility for safeguarding the health and well-being of our nation. Kennedy, Jr. Furthermore, gutting research funding is short-sighted and harmful.