Most of the vaccines you have read about in this book took years, if not decades of research to be developed and tested, before being approved and administered to the general public. In 2020, scientists in many countries were able to develop safe and effective vaccines against the new, very...
This article aims to investigate the factors influencing the relationship between attitudes toward Covid-19 vaccines and intention to vaccinate, specifically, risk perception and Covid-19 anxiety. The study's results clearly demonstrate that only when the risk perception is minimal does vaccination inte...
Parents who forgo vaccinations may believe they can rely on herd immunity to protect their children: Children who aren't immunized may be protected by the children that did get vaccinations. However, some parents who did vaccinate their children consider this freeloading. In addition, as parental ...
Rubella is preventable with vaccination. If you're planning a pregnancy, be sure your immunizations are current. If you already are or may be pregnant, you'll have to wait until after your child is delivered before receiving the vaccination. (You must protect yourself from pregnancy for at l...
OK, I’ll reveal the answer at the end of the program. 好的,我会在节目结束时揭晓答案。 Of course, the idea that the pandemic might not be ending isn’t something people want to hear. 当然,疫情可能不会结束的说法并不是人们想听到的。 Most people are sick of worrying about Covid and ...
Yet while large swathes of the global population remain unvaccinated because of a lack of access, other people who can get their jabs are choosing not to. French sociologist Jerome Gaillaguet, who has spent years speaking to those who choose not to vaccinate, told AFP their reasons can be ...
It’s also true that pandemics do not end in the same way for everyone, everywhere. Rich western countries with the resources to vaccinate their populations are in a better position than most. Neil Professor Dora Vargha is an expert on the history of medicine. She compares the Covid pandemic...
It’s also true that pandemics do not end in the same way for everyone, everywhere. Rich western countries with the resources to vaccinate their populations are in a better position than most. Neil Professor Dora Vargha is an expert on the history...
After receiving his shots in August and September, Freedman, like some trial participants, suspected they were the real deal because of brief muscle aches and chills afterward. He sought to verify his suspicion only because his hospital was beginning to vaccinate health care workers. While he did...
It seems like Covid-19 vaccines are all a bit reactogenic, meaning people should assume they may have arm pain or feel flu-ish after getting a shot. In the clinical trials conducted on these vaccines, some people reported malaise, fatigue, chills, and even fever ...