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Understanding How News Works Can Short-Circuit the Connection Between Social Media Use and Vaccine Hesitancy
Research has revealed that people who consume a lot of news on social media are more hesitant about getting vaccinated and more likely to be sceptical of COVID-19 vaccines, while users with higher levels of news literacy have more confidence in COVID-19 shots. Here's how understanding how news works can short-circuit the connection between social m...
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Risks Of New Covid Variants - Why Experts Are Flagging This
The world finds itself awash in Covid-19 vaccines, but governments can't get them into arms fast enough, as hesitancy and logistical hurdles threaten to indefinitely extend the pandemic.
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Watch: UP Man Wrestles Official, Another Climbs Tree To Dodge Covid Shot
A team of health officials in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia, out on a Covid vaccination awareness drive, faced cases of extreme hesitancy in a remote village, underscoring the need for faster vaccinations ahead of elections in India's most populous state.
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Video: Madhya Pradesh Teenage Girl Climbs Tree To Avoid Getting Vaccinated
The vaccination team was visiting the Mankari village of the district. The woman reportedly ran away from her house and climbed a tree to hide from the doctor administering it to her.
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Vaccine-Shy Poland Crosses 100,000 Covid-Related Deaths
Poland's total number of coronavirus-related deaths surpassed 100,000 on Tuesday, the health minister said, as the country struggles to convince people to get vaccinated despite persistently high infection rates.
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Booster Dose Won't Necessarily Protect From Omicron: Government Sources
A third dose of a Covid vaccine - heavily recommended by foreign countries and medical experts - will not necessarily protect you from the Omicron variant, Union Health Ministry sources told NDTV , amid hesitancy over authorising booster shots.
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"Vaccine Hesitancy Greatest Threat" In Overcoming Covid: Adar Poonawalla
Adar Poonawalla, the chief of Serum Institute of India which manufactures COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, today said vaccine hesitancy was the "greatest threat" in overcoming the pandemic.
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On "Vaccine Hesitancy In Muslim Areas", Maharashtra's Salman Khan Answer
Maharashtra Public Health Minister Rajesh Tope has said there was hesitancy about taking anti-coronavirus vaccines in Muslim-dominated areas, and the government will take the help of Bollywood superstar Salman Khan to convince people to take the jab.
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No Covid Case In Assam's Remote Area, But Officials Fight Vaccine Hesitancy
Rural health workers in Assam's Kokrajhar district, braving forests, streams and bad roads to reach Lungsung forest near the Bhutan border. This tribal community hasn't reported a single COVID-19 case.
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Covid Vaccine Hesitancy In India At Its Lowest Level, Says Survey: Report
Only 7 per cent Indian adults are currently hesitant to getting inoculated against COVID-19, the lowest vaccine hesitancy level in the country so far, according to a new survey.
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UK Government Raps Nicki Minaj Over Covid Vaccine Claims
A coronavirus briefing in Britain took an unexpected turn when the country's buttoned-up chief medical officer and prime minister found themselves talking about Nicki Minaj, vaccine hesitancy and her cousin's friend's supposedly swollen testicles.
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"Not About Personal Choice...": Biden Slams Vaccine-Hesitant Americans
President Joe Biden on Thursday blamed vaccine hesitant Americans for preventing the United States from overcoming the Covid pandemic.
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Facebook Says It Is Helping Reduce COVID-19 Vaccine 'Hesitancy' by Filtering Out Misinformation
Facebook said vaccine "hesitancy" is declining in the US and other countries and credits its efforts to filter out misinformation and promote authoritative information for helping the trend.
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48% Parents Hesitate In Sending Their Kids To Schools Till They Get Vaccinated: Survey
A survey conducted over 32,000 parents across 361 districts in the country found, nearly 48 per cent of parents are not willing to send their children to schools till they are vaccinated and 30 per cent of parents are willing to send their wards to schools if coronavirus cases in their districts.
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PM Modi Cites Example Of His Mother, Urges People To Get Vaccinated
Addressing the issue of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among people in his monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat', Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday underlined that both he and his mother Heeraben Modi were fully vaccinated.
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Understanding How News Works Can Short-Circuit the Connection Between Social Media Use and Vaccine Hesitancy
Research has revealed that people who consume a lot of news on social media are more hesitant about getting vaccinated and more likely to be sceptical of COVID-19 vaccines, while users with higher levels of news literacy have more confidence in COVID-19 shots. Here's how understanding how news works can short-circuit the connection between social m...
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Risks Of New Covid Variants - Why Experts Are Flagging This
The world finds itself awash in Covid-19 vaccines, but governments can't get them into arms fast enough, as hesitancy and logistical hurdles threaten to indefinitely extend the pandemic.
-
Watch: UP Man Wrestles Official, Another Climbs Tree To Dodge Covid Shot
A team of health officials in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia, out on a Covid vaccination awareness drive, faced cases of extreme hesitancy in a remote village, underscoring the need for faster vaccinations ahead of elections in India's most populous state.
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Video: Madhya Pradesh Teenage Girl Climbs Tree To Avoid Getting Vaccinated
The vaccination team was visiting the Mankari village of the district. The woman reportedly ran away from her house and climbed a tree to hide from the doctor administering it to her.
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Vaccine-Shy Poland Crosses 100,000 Covid-Related Deaths
Poland's total number of coronavirus-related deaths surpassed 100,000 on Tuesday, the health minister said, as the country struggles to convince people to get vaccinated despite persistently high infection rates.
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Booster Dose Won't Necessarily Protect From Omicron: Government Sources
A third dose of a Covid vaccine - heavily recommended by foreign countries and medical experts - will not necessarily protect you from the Omicron variant, Union Health Ministry sources told NDTV , amid hesitancy over authorising booster shots.
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"Vaccine Hesitancy Greatest Threat" In Overcoming Covid: Adar Poonawalla
Adar Poonawalla, the chief of Serum Institute of India which manufactures COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, today said vaccine hesitancy was the "greatest threat" in overcoming the pandemic.
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On "Vaccine Hesitancy In Muslim Areas", Maharashtra's Salman Khan Answer
Maharashtra Public Health Minister Rajesh Tope has said there was hesitancy about taking anti-coronavirus vaccines in Muslim-dominated areas, and the government will take the help of Bollywood superstar Salman Khan to convince people to take the jab.
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No Covid Case In Assam's Remote Area, But Officials Fight Vaccine Hesitancy
Rural health workers in Assam's Kokrajhar district, braving forests, streams and bad roads to reach Lungsung forest near the Bhutan border. This tribal community hasn't reported a single COVID-19 case.
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Covid Vaccine Hesitancy In India At Its Lowest Level, Says Survey: Report
Only 7 per cent Indian adults are currently hesitant to getting inoculated against COVID-19, the lowest vaccine hesitancy level in the country so far, according to a new survey.
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UK Government Raps Nicki Minaj Over Covid Vaccine Claims
A coronavirus briefing in Britain took an unexpected turn when the country's buttoned-up chief medical officer and prime minister found themselves talking about Nicki Minaj, vaccine hesitancy and her cousin's friend's supposedly swollen testicles.
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"Not About Personal Choice...": Biden Slams Vaccine-Hesitant Americans
President Joe Biden on Thursday blamed vaccine hesitant Americans for preventing the United States from overcoming the Covid pandemic.
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Facebook Says It Is Helping Reduce COVID-19 Vaccine 'Hesitancy' by Filtering Out Misinformation
Facebook said vaccine "hesitancy" is declining in the US and other countries and credits its efforts to filter out misinformation and promote authoritative information for helping the trend.
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48% Parents Hesitate In Sending Their Kids To Schools Till They Get Vaccinated: Survey
A survey conducted over 32,000 parents across 361 districts in the country found, nearly 48 per cent of parents are not willing to send their children to schools till they are vaccinated and 30 per cent of parents are willing to send their wards to schools if coronavirus cases in their districts.
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PM Modi Cites Example Of His Mother, Urges People To Get Vaccinated
Addressing the issue of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among people in his monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat', Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday underlined that both he and his mother Heeraben Modi were fully vaccinated.
