vaccination

Most people welcomed the opportunity to get vaccinated against COVID-19, yet a non-trivial minority did not. Vaccine-resistant people tend to hold strong views and assertively reject conventional medical or public health…

On April 1, 2022, this report was posted online as an MMWR Early Release.Jason P. Block, MD1; Tegan K. Boehmer, PhD2; Christopher B. Forrest, MD, PhD3; Thomas W. Carton, PhD4; Grace M. Lee, MD5; Umed A. Ajani, MBBS2; Dimitri A.…

Heart abnormalities were detected in some adolescents months after COVID-19 vaccination, according to a study. Researchers at Seattle Children’s Hospital reviewed cases of patients younger than 18 who went to the hospital…

On March 18, 2022, this report was posted online as an MMWR Early Release.Mark W. Tenforde, MD, PhD1; Wesley H. Self, MD2; Manjusha Gaglani, MBBS3,4; Adit A. Ginde, MD5; David J. Douin, MD5; H. Keipp Talbot, MD2; Jonathan D. Casey,…

March 15 is the federal government's final deadline for all Ohio nursing home staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. And Ohio is doing just fine, said the head of the state's largest long-term care association."They're in pretty…

Ohio’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign has hit a new lull after two months of record low numbers of residents getting vaccinated. While the concept of diminishing marginal returns would suggest this is…

On March 1, 2022, this report was posted online as an MMWR Early Release.Anne M. Hause, PhD1; James Baggs, PhD1; Paige Marquez, MSPH1; Winston E. Abara, MD1; Babatunde Olubajo, MS1; Tanya R. Myers, PhD1; John R. Su, MD1; Deborah…

On March 1, 2022, this report was posted online as an MMWR Early Release.Nicola P. Klein, MD1; Melissa S. Stockwell, MD2,3,4; Maria Demarco, PhD5; Manjusha Gaglani, MBBS6,7; Anupam B. Kharbanda, MD8; Stephanie A. Irving, MHS9;…

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – As warmer weather is approaching, health leaders are encouraging more Ohioans to start the vaccination process. However, vaccination rates have plateaued or even declined in some Miami Valley counties.…

A child getting the oral polio vaccine at a health center in Lome, Togo.Photo: BSIP/Universal Images Group (Getty Images)The nearly extinct disease polio has made an unexpected and unwelcome reappearance in Africa. This week, health…