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Why aren’t the unvaccinated getting their shots?

Vaccine risks and concerns about side effects were the primary reasons why people remain unvaccinated, according to a U.S. study by researchers from Northeastern and several partner institutions. Those who are vaccine willing are almost equal in number to those strongly vaccine resistant, the survey found.

by Peter Ramjug September 16, 2021

Healthcare workers are getting vaccinated, but more still need convincing, US survey finds

A U.S. study finds 27 percent of healthcare workers were unvaccinated as of early summer, posing a risk to sick and elderly patients. The low employee vaccination rate in one Kentucky nursing home “provided the kindling” for an outbreak that killed two patients, researchers from Northeastern and several partner institutions said.

by Peter Ramjug August 18, 2021

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Here’s why parents are hesitant about vaccinating their kids

Parents of unvaccinated children cite insufficient testing and long-term health effects as the chief reasons behind their skepticism of COVID-19 vaccinations, according to a new U.S. study by researchers from Northeastern and several partner institutions.

by Peter Ramjug August 12, 2021

How false information could be affecting COVID-19 vaccination rates

People who believed popular COVID-19 vaccine myths on social media had a higher chance of being unvaccinated than those who flagged the postings as false, researchers from Northeastern and several partner institutions report in a new U.S. study.

by Peter Ramjug August 10, 2021

Feelings about others’ vaccination status run hot and cold, US survey finds

A frustrated public is beginning to draw a line between the vaccinated and unvaccinated, researchers from Northeastern and several partner institutions report in a new U.S. study.

by Peter Ramjug August 6, 2021

Public support for mandatory vaccinations grows, US survey shows, but holdouts remain deeply skeptical of the shots

The surging Delta variant ignites growing support for mandatory vaccinations, but it’s not enough to convince the unvaccinated, researchers from Northeastern, Harvard, Northwestern, and Rutgers report in a new U.S. study.

by Peter Ramjug August 3, 2021

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Mothers remain more resistant than fathers to COVID-19 vaccines for their kids, U.S. survey shows

New research conducted at the start of the summer finds parents less hesitant than they were in the winter about vaccinating their children against the coronavirus, but younger mothers' resistance has barely budged, according to a U.S. survey by researchers from Northeastern, Harvard, Northwestern, and Rutgers.

by Peter Ramjug July 20, 2021

When can we say that the pandemic is over?

The rapid decline in coronavirus infection rates in the U.S. might make it feel like the end of the pandemic is upon us. It’s not yet. But the point at which we do consider it over may be confusing—and personal.

by Eva Botkin-Kowacki June 14, 2021

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Jump into June with these events

Build your career intelligence. Examine the future of epidemiology. Plan the perfect beach day. Here is a list of events to make the most of early June now that the summery weather has arrived.

by Ian Thomsen May 28, 2021

Visitors wear face masks while watching a presentation in a theater at the Aquarium of the Pacific on its first day of reopening to public in Long Beach, Calif. on March 16, 2021.

How soon will the COVID-19 pandemic end? It depends.

“It could be a matter of weeks,” says Alessandro Vespignani, whose team has created models projecting possible future outbreaks of COVID-19 in the U.S. for the CDC. But that depends on whether people’s real behavior continues to align with the Northeastern team’s scenarios.

by Eva Botkin-Kowacki May 5, 2021