Health professionals alarmed by declining vaccination rates

Health professionals alarmed by declining vaccination rates

PHOENIX — Health professionals say mixed messaging from top officials along with widespread misinformation is contributing to declining vaccination rates, particularly in rural counties where health care access is already limited.

Parental Resistance To Polio Vaccination Declines In Kano Community

Polio vaccine acceptance has witnessed a surge in Hotoro North community of Nassarawa local government area of Kano State following renewed efforts by the state government in collaboration with the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) and key community officials. The campaign comes on the heels of a disturbing resurgence of circulating variant polioviruses in three local government areas, Warawa, Bunkure and Nassarawa, where three new cases wer…

About 18,275 people were vaccinated against the seasonal flu, which is an increase in the number of those vaccinated compared to the previous three seasons.

Saša from Pancevo has two children, a three-year-old daughter and a three-month-old son. With both children, he had difficulties during the regular immunization in the first year of life, because, as he says, he cannot schedule the vaccination appointment.

Vaccine hesitancy of clinicians practicing Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) compared to those practicing conventional medicine

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) tends to prioritize inherent general immunity instead of vaccination, thereby contributing to widespread vaccine hesitancy or refusal amidst the general public. The objective of this investigation was to furnish evidence regarding the profiles and drivers of seasonal influenza vaccine hesitancy (IVH) among TCM clinicians. Between January and May 2022, the Chinese […] The post Vaccine hesitancy of clinicians pra…

· Latin America has outbreaks of diseases such as pertussis, measles and poliomyelitis, due to the low vaccination coverage in the region. · In the framework of the Pan American Health Organization’s Vaccination Week of the Americas, specialists call on the population to strengthen the plans of the ...