vaccine hesitancy

Rabies shots are mandatory in most of the U.S. but some dog owners are hesitant about giving their pets the vaccine.

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Vaccine hesitancy affects dog-owners, too, with many questioning the rabies shot

4:23pm October 11, 2023

by Pien Huang

A survey finds that more than half of dog parents are doubtful about giving their pups the vaccine for rabies — a lethal disease that vaccination brought under control in the U.S.

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In some hospitals, like this one in Chongqing, one of China's largest cities, patients are lying on gurneys in the lobby because beds have run out.

Fears of a 'dark COVID winter' in rural China grow as the holiday rush begins

5:59pm December 23, 2022

by Emily Feng

Health officials are concerned that people traveling home to their villages for the Lunar New Year could turn celebrations into superspreader events, catching ill-prepared rural systems off guard.

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This carefully-worded and designed infographic from Rockland County, NY describes — in English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, and Yiddish — what polio is and that immunization is the best way to protect yourself and others.

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New York counties gear up to fight a polio outbreak among the unvaccinated

1:38pm August 24, 2022

by Ari Daniel

Polio is spreading in a few New York counties with low vaccination rates. Experts warn that other places in the U.S. could face the same challenge.

Young women wait to get vaccinated by Namra, a 21-year-old health worker who's part of a national door-to-door vaccination effort in the informal Hindubasti settlement in Karachi.

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Pakistan has a big idea: Send 13,000 teams led by women to vaccinate the hesitant

8:39am March 05, 2022

The vaccinators are going door-to-door in what the government is calling an unprecedented effort, toting coolers with a mix of COVID vaccine types.

Nicolas Montero, 16, wanted to get vaccinated but had to hide his plans from his parents, who are opposed to COVID-19 vaccination.

This 16-year-old wanted to get the COVID vaccine. He had to hide it from his parents

2:22pm February 16, 2022

by Nina Feldman

At 16, Nicolas Montero is old enough to get vaccinated on his own in some parts of the country. But he had to try to get the jabs without his parents knowing, since they're opposed to the vaccine.

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Abdul Alim, one of Pakistan's oldest COVID survivors, died of natural causes on Jan. 27. He was 104 years old.

A 104-year-old COVID survivor has died. He wanted to keep people safe until the end

5:14pm February 01, 2022

by Benazir Samad

In his final days, Alim asked people not to visit him or his family due to rising COVID cases in his community. "Even in death he wanted to keep people and our family safe," says his son.

YouTube has announced immediate bans on false claims that vaccines are dangerous and cause health issues such as autism, cancer or infertility.

YouTube Is Banning All Content That Spreads Vaccine Misinformation

4:44pm September 29, 2021

by Sharon Pruitt-Young

The site announced that videos that contain vaccine misinformation will be removed.

People opposed to COVID-19 vaccines often embrace ivermectin, a drug that's been touted as an effective prevention and treatment for COVID-19, which they think is not getting the attention it deserves. Here, an anti-vaccination protester takes part in a r

How Ivermectin Became The New Focus Of The Anti-Vaccine Movement

9:00am September 19, 2021

by Pien Huang

Scientists are still studying whether the deworming medicine could have any effect on COVID-19. But the frenzy over the drug has far more to do with politics than science. Here's how that happened.

Alicia Caton, left, with her father Larry, and daughter, Mia.

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'Dear Dad, It's Just A Pinch' — Readers Share Letters Inspired By Vaccine Hesitancy

7:58am August 15, 2021

by Suzette Lohmeyer

Here are 3 letters from our reader callout: one to a hesitant dad, one to thank a dad who got his jab after many cancellations and one to all vaccine-hesitant folks after an uncle died from COVID.

Elizabeth (in purple), who lives in South Sudan, is undecided about getting a COVID vaccine. She's heard rumors that make her think it's not a good idea. Her daughter, Nancy, (left) is newly vaccinated. Her son, Dr. Edward Kenyi, is lobbying his "mum" to

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Opinion: Dear Mum, Your Son The Doctor Thinks You Should Get A COVID Vaccine

7:06am August 07, 2021

by Edward Kenyi

Dr. Edward Kenyi, born in South Sudan and now in the U.S., debunks myths about vaccines in his community. Yet he can't convince his mother back home to go for it. Maybe this letter will do the trick.