Vaccine Hesitancy

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Physicians can engage with patients who have reservations about getting the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a presentation at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

The COVID-19 pandemic was not associated with changes in parental vaccine hesitancy overall, but there were other effects, including a polarization of vaccine attitudes and changes in trust about vaccine information, a study found.

WASHINGTON — When discussing COVID-19 vaccination with veterans who do not trust the health system, it is important to listen and not argue with them, according to a presentation at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

At this point in 2023, several advances have been made to protect individuals from respiratory syncytial virus.

WASHINGTON — There are different ways to promote vaccination, and provider-patient communication is a major component to addressing vaccine hesitancy, according to a presentation at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

A recent study of trends in HPV vaccine hesitancy found that the number of parents citing safety concerns as a reason not to vaccinate their children has increased.

Patients with an adverse reaction to a COVID-19 vaccine can receive future doses, suggesting that their previous symptoms were not mediated by IgE, according to a letter published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

This week, Healio provided live coverage of the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, an annual collaboration between the AAP, Academic Pediatrics Association, American Pediatric Society and the Society for Pediatric Research.

Despite an increase in adolescent HPV vaccination over the last decade, many parents remain unsure about whether it is necessary to have their children vaccinated, researchers reported in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

Vaccines have such a major impact on both individuals and public health. But somehow, as time has gone by, that has been lost.