Public Attitudes

France establishes citizens' panel to counter vaccine antipathy

Thu, 2021-02-18 19:59 — mike kraft

Vaccine-wary France turns to citizens’ panel to boost trust in COVID-19 shots Panel advice on vaccines could counteract legacy of mistrust from past health scandals Science | AAAS

All across Europe, coronavirus vaccines are in scarce supply. But in France, they are also surprisingly unwanted: Recent polls suggest just 57% of the country intends to get vaccinated, whereas in the United Kingdom, 89% wants to get a shot for COVID-19.

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ANALYSIS: The problem of peoplegetting picky over which vaccine--Why false perceptions overlook facts

Wed, 2021-02-17 10:56 — mike kraft

The myth of 'good Covid vaccines' and 'bad Covid vaccines' Experts fear false narratives about vaccines could slow down the task of inoculating people and create other problems in the future. Helen Branswell STAT

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False vaccine claims plague Latino immigrant community, inhibit vaccinations

Fri, 2021-02-12 10:49 — mike kraft

Among Latino immigrants, false vaccine claims are spreading as fast as the virus Just like in the 2020 election, experts say, misleading social media posts and videos in Spanish are less likely to be flagged than those in English. Teo Armus Washington Post

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Global vaccine trust rising, but France, Japan, others sceptical

Wed, 2021-02-03 19:43 — mike kraft

Global vaccine trust rising, but France, Japan, others sceptical People's willingness to get vaccinated against COVID-19 is rising around the world and more than half of those questioned said they would take the shot if it were offered next week, an updated survey of global vaccine confidence found on Thursday. Reuters Staff U.S.

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Do Curfews Slow the Coronavirus?

Sun, 2021-01-24 18:39 — mike kraft

With coronavirus infections rising and a contagious new variant threatening to accelerate the pandemic, France has implemented a stringent 6 p.m.-to-6 a.m. curfew. Citizens nationwide are sequestered indoors, and businesses must close down.

In Quebec, Canadian officials imposed a similar restriction earlier this month, running from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. It has frayed nerves: Notably, a woman who was walking her boyfriend on a leash at 9 p.m. has argued that this was permitted during the curfew, surely one of the pandemic’s most unexpected moments.

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With painstaking effort, Black doctors’ group takes aim at Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy

Fri, 2021-01-22 11:19 — mike kraft

Black doctors' group takes aim at Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy A professional society of African American doctors is trying to learn about communities' concerns — and address them. Eric Boodman STAT

In September, after the Food and Drug Administration authorized Covid-19 treatments based more on presidential puffery than on clinical data, some physicians decided to take matters into their own hands.

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Covid misinformation takes its toll on British doctors, teachers

Tue, 2021-01-19 11:46 — mike kraft

Conspiracies thrive in U.K. as as doctors struggle with Covid variant "In the U.K., we can look at the U.S. and take that as a warning sign of where things may be heading," one misinformation expert said. NBC News

LONDON — British front-line workers who were applauded on doorsteps in the early weeks of the pandemic now confront a torrent of polarization and misinformation.

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INDEPTH ANALYSIS: One Year, 400,000 Coronavirus Deaths: How the U.S. Guaranteed Its Own Failure- Interviews with more than 100 health, political leaders

Mon, 2021-01-18 10:23 — mike kraft

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EU rejects criticism for slow vaccine rollout across bloc

Mon, 2021-01-04 10:10 — mike kraft

EU rejects criticism for slow vaccine rollout across bloc BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission defended its coronavirus vaccination strategy Monday amid growing criticism in member states about the slow rollout of COVID-19 shots across the region of... AP NEWS

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission defended its coronavirus vaccination strategy Monday amid growing criticism in member states about the slow rollout of COVID-19 shots across the region of 450 million inhabitants.

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Coronavirus: Israel leads in giving vaccnations, India hold national drill

Sat, 2021-01-02 12:39 — mike kraft

Coronavirus: Israel leads vaccine race with 12% given jab With more than 1m people inoculated, Israel has by far the highest vaccination rate in the world. BBC News

Israel has given vaccinations against coronavirus to more than one million people, the highest rate in the world, as global immunisation efforts step up.

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